Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in Parliament on Thursday. (PTI)
TRS and BJP workers clashed at several places in Telangana on Thursday during protests and counter-protests over remarks by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 8 that the Andhra Pradesh bifurcation Bill was passed without any debate by the then UPA government.
TRS workers protested by burning the Prime Minister’s effigy, and BJP workers held counter-protests, leading to scuffles at some places. This came on a day TRS MPs submitted a Privilege Motion against the PM.
Ambani, Adani should be worshipped as they create jobs: BJP MP Alphons
AMID A raging debate on unemployment and war of words between the opposition parties and the government, a BJP MP on Thursday told Rajya Sabha that industrialists like Ambani and Adani should be “worshipped” as they are creating jobs. The opposition, on the other hand, accused the government of talking about “faceless” and “jobless” growth and argued that the government’s policies are widening income inequalities.
“You can accuse me of being a mouthpiece of the capitalists. The people who have created jobs in this country, let me name those people, because you have named them. Be it Reliance, be it Ambani, be it Adani, be it anybody, they must be worshipped. Yes, because they provide jobs… The people who invest money, Ambani, Adani, every industrialist who creates money in this country creates jobs. They have created jobs. They need to be respected,” BJP’s K J Alphons said while participating in the debate on the Union Budget.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in Parliament on Thursday. (PTI)TRS and BJP workers clashed at several places in Telangana on Thursday during protests and counter-protests over remarks by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 8 that the Andhra Pradesh bifurcation Bill was passed without any debate by the then UPA government. TRS workers protested by burning the Prime Minister’s effigy, and BJP workers held counter-protests, leading to scuffles at some places. This came on a day TRS MPs submitted a Privilege Motion against the PM. Ambani, Adani should be worshipped as they create jobs: BJP MP AlphonsAMID A raging debate on unemployment and war of words between the opposition parties and the government, a BJP MP on Thursday told Rajya Sabha that industrialists like Ambani and Adani should be “worshipped” as they are creating jobs. The opposition, on the other hand, accused the government of talking about “faceless” and “jobless” growth and argued that the government’s policies are widening income inequalities. “You can accuse me of being a mouthpiece of the capitalists. The people who have created jobs in this country, let me name those people, because you have named them. Be it Reliance, be it Ambani, be it Adani, be it anybody, they must be worshipped. Yes, because they provide jobs… The people who invest money, Ambani, Adani, every industrialist who creates money in this country creates jobs. They have created jobs. They need to be respected,” BJP’s K J Alphons said while participating in the debate on the Union Budget.