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New Delhi, Feb 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hits out at the Congress for “toppling” the state governments by using Article 356 of the constitution during its rule in the Centre. The PM was answering the allegation that the Central government have been interfering with the state’s functioning.
Which party & people in power misused Article 356? Elected govts were toppled 90 times, who were those who did that? A Prime minister used Article 356 50 times & that name is Indira Gandhi. In Kerala communist govt was elected which wasn't liked by Pandit Nehru & was toppled: PM pic.twitter.com/apAK64qolX
— ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2023
PM Modi said Congress leader and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi used the president’s rule 50 times to topple the state government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in the Rajya Sabha today.
“We identified 110 aspiration districts in the country. Education, infra, and health have improved in these districts due to continued focus and performance review. This has benefitted more than 3 crore tribals,” he added.
The ongoing budget session has witnessed Opposition parties coming down heavily on the central government over the Adani issue. The Opposition has been demanding an inquiry into the allegations levelled by the Hindenburg firm on Adani group. On Wednesday, members of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Left parties and some members of the Congress walked out of Lok Sabha raising slogans, as PM Modi was speaking.
