A united Opposition on Friday sought an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling them “supporters of black money, as they forced two adjournments of proceedings in Rajya Sabha till afternoon.
Congress, BSP and TMC members rushed into the Well of the House shouting slogans demanding an apology from the Prime Minister for his remarks, while the ruling benches matched them with slogans praising of Modi, creating a pandemonium forcing Deputy Chairman P J Kurien to adjourn the proceedings till noon. When the House met again, similar scenes continued forcing another adjournment till 1430 hours.
Immediately after the House mourned the death of its former member Dipen Ghosh, Mayawati (BSP) was up on her feet saying the Prime Minister had this morning “wrongly accused opposition of holding black money” and demanded that he should apologise for his remarks.
Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said when it was made very clear by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and others during debate on demonetization on Thursday that the opposition is against black money, how Modi can make such allegations.
“How can Prime Minister level such an allegation… we are against black money. Prime Minister must apologise,” he said as Congress and other opposition members trooped into the Well of House, raising slogans like “Pradhan Mantri maafi mango (Prime Minister apologise).”
