Hon.
Chairman, Sir, on behalf of myself as well as my
party, it is my duty to express my thanks to the hon. President for her
speech that has been delivered in the Parliament. I must
thank the hon. President, not for the veracity and content of the speech
but for her tolerance and patience to accept the contents of the
documents that have been approved by the Cabinet headed by Mr. Narendra
Modi. Sir, whatever be the veracity of the document that has been tabled
in the House after the Address delivered by the President, it has
been defeated100 as a
judicial and democratic process. The President’s Address claims as if
the Government were enjoying the majority third time.120 I do not know about the mathematics
that was taught to them and gave them the courage to claim in the House
that by having a numerical strength of 240 they are enjoying the majority third
time. Sir, contrary to the numerical strength that has been allotted to them,
this Government wanted to say again through the President that the majoritarian
rule in terms of religion, headed by Prime Minister Modi, has to be
permitted.
Sir,
I am not200 able to
understand the utterances of the Prime Minister. In the same House,
the Prime Minister claimed that BJP will reach 370 seats, and with alliance partners,
it will reach 400 seats. Now, the number has tumbled down240 to 240 seats. The promise that has
been made by the Prime Minister has not been fulfilled by the people
of India. Being fully aware that the number is tumbled down and the promise has
been negatived by the people of India, how can the Prime Minister have
the moral and political courage to say this through the President300 of India that the Government is enjoying
majority? That itself is bogus on the part of this Government.
Sir,
I am coming to the point which relates to the Election Commission of India.
People have seen the Emergency. What is the difference between the Emergency
and the Modi rule? I can clearly say that there were violations for
which the360 then Prime
Minister, Shrimati Indira Gandhi regretted many times. Even an explicit
apology has been made by the leader. That is the leadership. It is
true that there was a police excess and freedom of the Press was
curtailed. People400 were
arrested under Maintenance of Internal Security Act. The excess that
had been done by the Congress Government had been admitted and regretted
later by Indira Gandhi, the same Prime Minister, and she came to power again.
So, the apology that had been tendered by the then Prime Minister had
been accepted by people, and again, people elevated her to the Prime Minister’s
Office. They won more than 300 seats. Again, I would salute my beloved brother,
the Leader480 of Opposition, Mr.
Rahul Gandhi. This Government wanted to do anything, either through the
President of India or unfortunately, through500 the Speaker’s Chair. That is the
problem.
Sir,
this is a totalitarian and authoritarian Government which did not
pay attention to the Fundamental Rights enshrined in the
Constitution. You cannot equate the Emergency with this Government
because this Government is implementing fascism. What is meant by
fascism? Any discrepancy, any lawlessness or any violation can
happen universally without caste, without race, without religion. This
Government targeted minorities, non-Hindus, tribals, and Dalits in the name of
majoritarian religion. So, the only thing is that authoritarian laws can be rectified
and repealed later and the loss can be compensated. If they take600 it for granted, the Modi Government will
not come to power. The loss is irreparable to the nation.
Sir,
I am proud to say that I have come from a land which is known for
Dravidian ideology. The ideology was proposed and propounded by Periyar, which
was later protected by our late Chief Ministers and it is still being
patronised by the present Chief Minister, Dr. Stalin. The Dravidian ideology in
Tamil Nadu rightly rejected the fascism of BJP in the past elections. My hon.
colleague said that wherever Mr. Modi went, the seats were lost. You can
count some700 seats because in
some of the places, the BJP won. But our case is nothing like that. He came to720 our State eight times but he got
zero seats. What does it mean? Whatever be the celebrations, whatever be the
assurances, whatever be the long promises that have been made through this
Parliament, they are not acceptable to the people of Tamil Nadu. It has
happened not once but twice.
Sir,
when I am extending my gratitude to my party and its leader, and
the people of Tamil Nadu for the decision that has been rendered,
I wish to state800 that I am
equally grateful to the people of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana.
I am saying it because they wanted to divide north and south. But I think it is
a good and positive sign which started from840
Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, and now there will be no
more division between north and south. Politically, we are going to be united,
and ultimately the Constitution is going to be protected at least in the
near future. So, to that extent, I express my thanks to the people of Uttar
Pradesh.
Sir,
I have read the President’s900
Address that has been delivered by the hon. President. The President’s Address
stands on two folds. First, they wanted to create an artificial trust which
they think the people are having upon Mr. Modi and his Government. Second,
which is strange to me, and which they are claiming to the world, is
that the Constitution is not a mere document960
for internal administration. It is a new thing. The Constitution is not
for mere internal administration because the Constitution mentions about the
Supreme Court; it mentions about the Parliament; it mentions about the
Assembly; it mentions about the Election Commission1000 of India; it mentions about the Public
Service Commission. These are all for the internal administration. The
President’s Address is very clear. I am surprised. The Constitution is
not only for mere administration, but also for bringing in public consciousness
and upholding the sovereignty of this country.1047
