Presence in Parliament is basic responsibility: PM tells his MPs
Modi is said to have spoken on the issue after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar raised concerns over incidents of lack of quorum in both the Houses
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is thoroughly disappointed with his MPs and their absence during Parliament sessions. Making his disappointment clear, the prime minister is said to have minced no words in pulling BJP members up and asking them to be present during sessions. The lack of quorum has often caused delays in Parliament and Modi does not approve of the same, according to his statements during a BJP parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday.
The prime minister is said to have told the members to ensure their presence in parliament and also warning that he can call any of them at any time. Modi was also quoted as stating that 'attending Parliament is their basic responsibility and that he could do a lot of things but cannot be present in the houses on their behalf.'
Modi is said to have spoken on the issue after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar raised concerns over incidents of lack of quorum in both the Houses. Modi is said to have told the lawmakers that attending parliament was not a matter of request but basic responsibility.
BJP leaders who were part of the meeting later told the media, that Modi pulled them up for being present in the Central Hall, where lawmakers often meet for informal conversation, but refusing to sit inside the houses. "I can call any of you, anytime," he told them, a member said, adding that PM Modi sounded unhappy over absenteeism.
Likening
the
lawmakers' absence
in
Parliament
to
the
Rashtriya
Swayamsevak
Sangh
complaining
of
cadres
not
attending
shakas,
Modi
is
said
to
have
asked
the
MPs
to
carry
out
their
duties
as
representatives
of
the
people
who
voted
them
to
power.
"As
representatives
of
lakhs
of
people
of
their
constituency,
it
is
their
job
to
attend
the
house
proceedings,"
he
is
said
to
have
conveyed
to
the
members.
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