Prime Minister Narendra Modi is replying to the Motion of Thanks on President Kovind's address. Narendra Modi while speaking in Rajya Sabha on Monday said that newly enacted farm laws should be given a chance and he reiterated that Minimum Support Price is here to stay. His statement comes at a time when the situation is worrisome at the border in Delhi because the farmers are protesting against contentious farm laws.
Highlights from PM Speech:
1. President's address to joint sitting of Parliament was of hope, way forward during these challenging times: PM
2. India is truly a land of opportunities; country cannot let go opportunities that have come during challenging times.
3. World had apprehensions about how India would handle pandemic; lakhs would die they had apprehended.
4. Today, world appreciates India's efforts in saving humanity; credit goes to India and we should be proud of it.
5. Criticism is fine but don't indulge in acts that can break confidence of the country; corona warriors should be respected.
6. India emerged as pharmacy of world during pandemic, delivered medicines to 150 countries.
7. India is very proud of the contribution of Sikhs. This is a community that has done so much for the nation. The words and blessings of the Guru Sahibs are precious: PM
8. I would like to highlight a quote from former PM Manmohan Singh - "There are other rigidities because of the whole marketing regime setup in the 1930s which prevent our farmers from selling their produce where they get the highest rate of returns.
9. It is our intention to remove all those handicaps which come in the way of India realizing its vast potential as one large common market." Manmohan Ji had talked about giving a free market to farmers and make India a large common market.
10. MSP was there. MSP is there. MSP will remain in the future. Affordable ration for the poor will continue. Mandis will be modernised.
11. Aatmanirbhar Bharat is only possible when everyone participates in it. The govt, during COVID, tried to ensure that the women across the country did not face any major challenge.
12. Our democratic system is not like western institution but a human institution.
13. We must save India from a new version of FDI - Foreign destructive ideology. While we must keep the first form of FDI intact, foreign direct investment, we must protect ourselves from the new version of FDI!
14. India's strength has always been of finding solutions to problems and opening new roads. There are some people who want to create instability and trouble, and we must not forget what happened to Punjab during Independence and during 1984.