Thumping his chest, Modi declared that he lives for the country and wants to do something for the country, which has rattled the Opposition parties and they are playing political games just to save themselves.
“Desh dekh raha hai, ek akela kitno ko bhari padh raha hai (the country is watching how one person has outweighed so many),” he said as the opposition members kept shouting “Modi-Adani, bhai-bhai”.
“I live for the country and have embarked with the conviction to serve the nation,” he said, adding his political opponents are playing games as they do not have the courage to take him on. The Opposition, he said, is resorting to this to save themselves.
As he rose to speak, Opposition MPs, some holding placards, rushed into the Well shouting slogans against the PM and seeking a joint parliamentary committee probe into allegations levelled by the US short-seller Hindenburg Research against tycoon Gautam Adani. Hitting back, Modi said, “The more dirt you fling, the bigger the kamal — the election symbol of BJP — will bloom).”
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