“Why Not Use Nehru Surname?” In Parliament, PM’s Latest Attack On Gandhis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a brand new assault at the Gandhis, wondered why none of them used the name “Nehru” to honour Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister. “If we pass over out on citing Nehru anywhere, they (Congress) get upset. Nehru changed into this sort of wonderful person, then why does none of them use the Nehru surname. What is the disgrace in the use of the Nehru name,” PM Modi wondered in Rajya Sabha, replying to a debate at the President’s speech.

Jawaharlal Nehru is the wonderful-grandfather of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who accused PM Modi of crony capitalism in his speech in parliament on Tuesday amid allegations related to billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate.

PM Modi spoke amid unrelenting “probe Adani” chants and booing with the aid of using the competition over allegations of inventory manipulation and accounting fraud in a record with the aid of using US-primarily based totally short-dealer Hindenburg Research.

In a searing assault at the Congress and its top ministers, PM Modi accused the birthday birthday celebration of glossing over its very own controversies whilst criticising his government.

“They say we maintain troubling states, however they’ve toppled elected nation governments ninety instances. One Congress PM used Article 356 fifty instances to brush aside elected nation governments. That changed into Indira Gandhi,” the Prime Minister said. “This us of a isn’t always the assets of any family.”

Speaking over the incessant slogan-shouting, PM Modi said, “the lotus (BJP’s symbol) will bloom irrespective of how an awful lot dust you throw at us”.

Opposition individuals protested on the centre of the house, traumatic a Joint Parliamentary Committee research into the allegations connected to the Adani Group.

“The behavior and tone of a few individuals is disappointing for the complete us of a. I will inform such people – Jitna keechad uchhaloge, kamal utna hello khilega (the greater dust you throw at us, the greater the lotus will bloom). For assisting the lotus bloom and flourish, we can thank the competition,” PM Modi said.