On June 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the opposition to meet the people’s expectations by prioritizing substance over slogans and upholding the dignity of democracy.
In a speech during the Lok Sabha session, the Prime Minister stated, “The people of the country expect good steps from the opposition. I hope that the opposition will live up to the expectations of the common citizens of the country to maintain the dignity of democracy. People do not want drama, disturbance. People want substance, not slogans. The country needs a good opposition, a responsible opposition and I have full faith that the MPs who have won in this 18th Lok Sabha will try to fulfill these expectations of the common man.”
PM Modi has returned to power for a third consecutive term, having taken the oath of office on June 9. This marks his third term as a member of the Lok Sabha, where he continues to represent the Varanasi seat, which he has held since 2014. As the Leader of the House, he was the first to take the oath.
Earlier in the day, B. Mahtab took his oath as a member of the new House and as the pro-tem Speaker at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
During his address, PM Modi also highlighted the 50th anniversary of the Emergency on June 25, describing it as a “black spot” on India’s democracy when the Constitution was disregarded. He said, “The new generation of India will never forget that the Constitution of India was completely rejected, every part of the Constitution was torn to pieces, the country was turned into a prison, democracy was completely suppressed…While protecting our Constitution, while protecting the democracy of India, the democratic traditions, the countrymen will take a resolution that no one will dare to do such a thing in India again which was done 50 years ago. We will take a resolution of a vibrant democracy. We will take a resolution to fulfil the dreams of the common people as per the directions of the Constitution of India.”
He further added, “In the last 10 years, we have always tried to implement a tradition because we believe that a majority is required to run the government but to run the country a consensus is of utmost importance. So, it will be our constant efforts to serve Maa Bharti and fulfill the aspirations and ambitions of the 140 crore people, with everyone’s consent and by taking everyone together. We want to go ahead and speed up decisions by taking everyone together, by maintaining the sanctity of the Constitution.”
