New Delhi: Senior leaders of Congress and ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sparred in the Lok Sabha on Monday over the motion of thanks on President’s address. Opening the discussion was BJP’s Pratap Sarangi who said people of the country had reposed their faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the recent mandate in the Lok Sabha elections. Congress’ charge was lead by Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, newly appointed leader of the legislative party in Lok Sabha, where he took on the BJP government on issues of economy, unemployment among others. “The address (by President) was deliberate distortion of history and a partisan manipulation of facts," Choudhary said in his address on the motion of thanks. He also accused BJP speakers, earlier in the day, of focusing more on the prime minister instead of the President’s address on motion of thanks.

Source: Mint June 24, 2019 10:30 UTC