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PM Modi tells NDA MPs: don’t remain confined to Lutyens Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hosted over 40 NDA MPs at his official residence for a breakfast meeting, including newly aligned members from the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and…
The Story in Brief
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hosted over 40 NDA MPs at his official residence for a breakfast meeting, including newly aligned members from the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and Shiv Sena. According to sources, Modi advised the MPs not to get trapped in the 'web of Delhi' and to remain cautious about whom they meet and how they conduct themselves. He also expressed concern over frequent disruptions in Parliament, saying they prevent talented and newly elected MPs from being heard.
Shiv Sena MP Jyoti Waghmare said Modi stressed the need for smooth parliamentary functioning. NCPI MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said the PM emphasised unity and development of West Bengal and the eight northeastern states. The meeting comes as the NDA, with 299 Lok Sabha seats, tries to push through a constitutional amendment on women's reservation.
The Indian Opinion
The breakfast meeting is being spun as either a masterstroke of coalition management or a lecture to new MPs. The truth is less dramatic: the PM offered routine advice on conduct and health. Opposition disruptions in Parliament are a genuine problem, but the PM's focus on loyalty and discipline risks sidelining the substantive debates that new MPs should be heard on. The real test will be whether the NDA's 299 Lok Sabha votes can actually pass the women's reservation amendment when it comes up.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, thefederal.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
