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NEW DELHI: Congress MP KC Venugopal connected Tuesday submitted a breach of privilege announcement successful Parliament against Prime Minister Narendra Modi implicit his code to the federation aft his 131st Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2026, failed to walk successful the Lok Sabha.Calling it a "blatant maltreatment of power", the MP from Alappuzha said that the code successful which the PM criticised the absorption constituted a "serious breach of privilege and contempt of the House." "In the 29-minute code termed arsenic 'address' to the Nation, the Prime Minister criticised absorption parties for blocking the measure and made nonstop reflections connected the voting signifier of Members of the Opposition and attributed motives to them...
Addressing the Nation by the Prime Minister connected Government not capable to muster the requisite bulk successful Parliament, for criticising the Opposition parties, is unprecedented, which is unethical and a blatant maltreatment of power.
Such statements by the highest enforcement functionary of the state represent a superior breach of privilege and contempt of the House" Venugopal's announcement read.
Sharing the announcement connected X, Congress wide caput Jairam Ramesh said, "A sitting PM’s code to the federation has ever been reserved for the overriding intent of nationalist unity and confidence-building.
The Prime Minister’s unabashed partisan demagoguery during this code – with 59 antithetic attacks connected the Congress enactment – volition beryllium yet different imperishable stain connected his grounds arsenic Prime Minister."This follows remarks by Prime Minister Modi, who said the rejection of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill deals a nonstop stroke to women’s dignity, an affront helium believes pistillate voters volition not forget. “Women whitethorn hide galore things, but not an insult to their pride,” helium said. He added that what helium called the opposition’s “misdeed” would yet beryllium punished by the people.
