New Delhi: In view of the Parliament session which started today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a strong message on the China dispute at the border and made an appeal to MPs.
“We hope parliament and all members will unitedly send the message that the nation stands with our soldiers,” Modi said.
“Our soldiers are standing firm at the borders with a lot of courage, passion and strong resolve to protect their motherland. They are standing on difficult heights and in a few days, will weather snow. In the same manner, I am confident parliament will send a message, in one voice, that it stands firmly behind soldiers guarding our borders,” he said.
Stating that many important decisions and debates will happen in Parliament, he expressed confidence that MPs will do value addition to discussions.
On the Covid pandemic, he said MPs have chosen the path of their duty and added that all precautions will be taken. There can be no ‘dhilai’ (laxity) till a vaccine is found for the virus, he said.
Speaking to the media, he said, “The monsoon session begins today, there is corona and there is responsibility. All parliamentarians have chosen the path of responsibility, I thank all of them for doing so. The budget session had to be stopped midway, this time too the timings of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha had to be changed. The week offs on Saturday, Sunday had to be revoked”.