Prime Minister Modi In Lok Sabha: 23 Highlights From 90 Minutes

1. India has allayed fears of the West over its very survival

Yet, India survived, and that is something to be proud of, said the Prime Minister.

2. India's fightback against Covid-19 a turning point

This achievement, he added, came from the inspirations that stretched from the Vedas to Swami Vivekananda.

3. New world order after Covid-19

To be a participant in this new order, to establish its position on the global stage, India needs the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, said Modi.

4. Discipline of 130 crore Indians saved us and should be celebrated

5. JAM trinity enabled us to transfer Rs 2 lakh crore to beneficiaries during corona times; who were those who were opposing Aadhaar?

He then went on to question those who had petitioned the Supreme Court against the Aadhaar.

6. Congress should have discussed content of farm laws instead of their colour.

7. Government respects sentiments of protesting farmers.

Government talking to farmers since the protests were happening in Punjab.

We are ready to carry out any specific amendment to correct any shortfalls in the laws, said the Prime Minister.

8. MSP (minimum support price) not withdrawn but increased AFTER the new laws came into effect.

9. [On Congress walking out] Congress disturbing House to stop facts from coming out; they will not be able to win the confidence of the people even with this.

10. New farm laws merely give an alternative market to farmers, and that is optional, NOT compulsory. When nothing has been made compulsory, why the protest?

11. Andolan-kaaris do not resort to pessimistic tactics, Andolan-jeevis do.

12. Listing of laws that nobody demanded and yet they were introduced:

-Law against dowry
-Law against triple talaq
-Law against child marriage
-Law for rights of girl-child in inheritance
-Right to Education

13. Nobody demanded for Kisan Samman Nidhi and yet we introduced it.

14. People like Raja Rammohun Roy, Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, Babasaheb Ambedkar took upon themselves the responsibility to go against the tide and bring about a change. Someone has to take up responsibility to bring about change.

15. In a diverse country like India, any decision will of course not be liked by everybody but the larger interest of the nation must always be kept in mind.

17. Indian culture, tradition, festivals are intricately tied with agriculture. Even when Indians bless others, they use the phrase dhan-dhaanya (wealth-foodstocks).

18. Massive potential and possibilities in Indian agriculture. For example, we think that strawberry is a crop of cold regions but would you believe that Kacchh (Kutch) in Gujarat and Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh-Madhya Pradesh are producing strawberries.

19. Eighteenth century agrarian policies cannot be carried forward in the twenty-first century.

20. Want to remind Congress that both public and private sectors are important. The Prime Minister added that if India is making the world realise its value now, a large part of the credit for that goes to the private sector.

21. Wealth distribution needs wealth creators. Why should sarkari babus manage everything in the country, why not trust our youth as well?

22. Sacred farmer protests defiled by Andolan Jeevis

I believe the farmer movement to be sacred, but the movement is being defiled not by Andolan kaaris but by Andolan jeevis.

When demands to free terrorists and Naxals are made from the stage of farmers, the movement is defiled.

When toll plazas are vandalised, the farmer movement is defiled.

When telecom towers are vandalised, the farmer movement is defiled.

23. Many people just want to say right things but don't want to do the right thing

Those who talk of gender equality, oppose laws against triple talaq.

Those who speak against pollution in Delhi go and stand with the cause of stubble-burning.