| Thursday , September 10 , 2015 |
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After being accused of ‘hawabaazi’, Modi says ‘hawalabaaz’ are nervous |
| Bhopal, Sept 10 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, derided by the Congress for ‘hawabaazi’ or empty talk, said on Thursday the main Opposition party is nervous because it is afraid of his government’s tough stand on black money. On Tuesday, Congress president Sonia Gandhi had said that Modi has been “reduced to unedifying flip flops” and most of his poll promises were nothing more than ”hawabaazi”. Addressing the World Hindi Conference here, Modi said the Congress was resorting to “disruptive tactics” as it was not being able to come to terms with its defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Citing the obstructionist stand of the Congress in Parliament, where it blocked the reforms agenda by stalling the Bill on Goods & Services Tax, Modi said: “I know their problem”. “One after another decisions are being taken by this government. The 'hawalabaaz' are disturbed due to the tough law that we have made against black money. The ground beneath them is slipping away. They are sensing the danger hovering around them. This group of 'hawalabaaz' is trying to put roadblocks,” he said. Singling out the Congress for the complete washout of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, he said even as other parties favoured that the House should run and the business be transacted, ”there is one, which does not accept this”. “We had not prorogued the Monsoon Session with the hope that the opposition party will take into account the hopes and aspirations of the country. But they did not accept and finally with a heavy heart and sadness, we had to decide to prorogue the session yesterday,” he said. |
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PM Narendra Modi answers Sonia's 'hawabaaz' jibe; calls Congress 'hawalabaaz' 10 September 12:09 2015
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Congress for not allowing parliament to function during the monsoon session, terming it 'hawalabaaz' (corrupt) and accusing it of creating roadblocks for the government.
"Decisions were taken one after another in parliament. The 'hawalabaaz' were worried at the tough decisions by the government against black money. They could sense trouble ahead. That's why they are putting roadblocks on all major decisions," Modi said while addressing BJP workers in Bhopal before inaugurating the 10th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan.
Modi's attack on the Congress came after its president, Sonia Gandhi, on Tuesday launched a frontal attack on Modi, terming his electoral promises as nothing more than "hawabaazi"(hot air).
"We had hoped that the Congress will work with us, help parliament in enforcing (fiscal) reforms but 'ek hai jo manta nahi' (there is one who does not agree). The Congress has not been able to digest defeat (in Lok Sabha elections)," Modi said.
Assuring the people of India about fulfilling their dreams, the prime minister appealed "to those defeated and rejected by the people to please let the nation move ahead".
"Every political party must leave no stone unturned to meet public expectations if it won and also introspect in case of defeat," he added.
"We faced defeat in 1984. We introspected and tried to learn from that defeat. But we didn't criticise others and corrected our mistakes instead. Today, the nation has given us a majority (in Lok Sabha)."
"There was a time when the BJP had only two MPs in parliament. The then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi made fun of BJP in parliament and we had to listen to it," Modi recalled.
"There was a time when the Congress had more than 400 seats in parliament, but now had been reduced to 40-odd seats," he added.