Modi`s dig at Congress |
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 10 took at a dig at the Congress disrupting Parliament and said that "democracy cannot function at the whims and fancies of anyone". He regreeted that Parliament is not running. Without any reference to the Congress, which has held protests in both Houses of Parliament over the National Herald case, Modi said democracy cannot be restricted to elections and governments alone and that one of the two main dangers before it is "Mantantra" (functioning as per one`s whims and fancies) and the other is "Dhantantra" (money power). Modi also said the poor are not being able to get their rights as legislations to benefit them are stuck due to disruptions in Parliament. "It is not only goods and services tax bill but many pro-poor steps are stuck in Parliament.
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