Rahul’s hug unwanted: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed as "unwanted" the hug he received from Congress President Rahul Gandhi in the parliament saying it was a result of the opposition's lack of reason for their no-confidence motion against his government.
"We asked the reasons for their no-confidence but when they failed to give it they ended up giving an unwanted hug," Modi said, referring to Rahul's gesture during a debate on the opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion yesterday.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance defeated the no-trust vote, the first against it, with nearly three-fourth majority.
Addressing a farmers' rally at Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh state, Modi said the coming together of several parties against the BJP is because they were running after the Prime Minister's chair, ignoring the poor, youth and farmers.
He used a Hindi expression that translates to "the more the parties, the more the marshy land in which the 'lotus' (BJP's election symbol) blooms."
"If one dal (party) is added to another dal, then it becomes 'dal-dal (marshy land)' which is favourable for 'kamal' (lotus) to bloom," said Modi, who is known for his penchant to play with words.
Accusing previous governments of not having the will to help farmers, Modi listed the key decisions taken by his government for the welfare of farmers.
He also said that the government has decided for the first time to allow sugar mills to produce ethanol from molasses and sugarcane juice from December 1.
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