Manmohan Singh: 'Extremely shameful' BJP's taunt on 90-year-old former PM Manmohan Singh reaching Rajya Sabha in a wheelchair; raging congress

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached Parliament in a wheelchair to participate in the discussion on the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Coming to Parliament despite his poor health became a point of debate in political circles. While the leaders of the opposition alliance are not tired of praising, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called it shameful.

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The arrival of the former PM in a wheelchair has triggered a political debate between the Congress and the BJP. Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha praised the 90-year-old Congress leader. He wrote on Twitter that Dr. Manmohan Singh stood as an example of honesty in the Rajya Sabha today and specially came to vote against the black ordinance. His unwavering commitment to democracy and the Constitution is a deep inspiration, he added. Chadha thanked the former PM for his support. Said that I express my heartfelt gratitude to them.

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At the same time, while criticizing the oldest party, BJP said that the country will remember this craze of Congress. Just to keep alive its unscrupulous alliance, the Congress kept a former Prime Minister sitting in a wheelchair late at night even in such a state of health. this is so embarrassing.

Congress counterattack

Countering this, Congress's Supriya Shrinet said that Dr. Sahab's dedication towards democracy is proof of his faith in the Constitution of this country. The BJP may have pushed its elders into a mental coma, but our elders are our inspiration and our courage. He further said that tell your master to learn something - don't become a fugitive.

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Apart from former PM Manmohan Singh, the opposition called in ailing Sibhu Soren of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha to bolster its numbers and secured the support of 102 MPs against the bill.

Delhi service bill pass

Significantly, the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was discussed in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. After this Union Home Minister Amit Shah replied. Voting took place on this bill after Amit Shah's reply. All the amendments proposed by the opposition leaders were rejected by voice vote. In the voting on the bill, 131 votes were cast in favor and 102 in opposition. With this, the bill got approval from the Rajya Sabha.

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