‘Not about Modi’s glory…’: PM jibes at Oppn over boycott call for Parliament inauguration

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his return after a six-day tour across three countries, took a dig at Opposition parties including Congress over their call to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament.

The PM, on Thursday, was addressing people who had gathered to welcome him outside the Palam airport on his return after holding meetings with leaders in Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia.

He noted that not only Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and that country’s ruling party functionaries but a former prime minister and opposition members were present as well during the Indian community’s programme in Sydney where he had spoken.

In a veiled attack on the Opposition, Modi stated that it was the atmosphere of democracy where everyone joined in the Indian community’s programme, lauding their show of “democratic soul and strength”.

“Everyone accorded respect to the Indian representative, and it was not about Modi’s glory but about India’s strength,” he added.

19 opposition political parties, including the Congress, have announced a boycott of the ceremony on May 28, demanding that President Droupadi Murmu and not Modi do the inauguration.