The Lok Sabha today resumed discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament. Participating in the discussion, Samajwadi Party MP, Akhilesh Yadav said that the country with its vast potential and resources has not been able to exploit its true manufacturing potential under the current regime. He said that despite claims of building the modern infrastructure in the country, this government has allegedly failed to live up to the expectations of the people. He also raised the issue of the Mahakumbh incident and accused the Uttar Pradesh government of lapses in handling the proceedings at Prayagraj.

Participating in the discussion, All India Trinamool Congress leader MP, Sougata Ray, said that the country is lagging behind several countries in terms of manufacturing, and there was a need to take stringent measures to overcome this deficiency. He said that the government must come out with facts and figures on what has been achieved in the past 10 years under the Make in India initiative.

P. V Midhun Reddy of YSRCP while speaking during the discussion said that raised the issue of the Polavaram Irrigation project and urged the Central Government to construct the project without reducing its capacity.

BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal said that while the discussion has to focus on what the President of India has said during her speech, most of the opposition members are talking about issues irrelevant to the topic. He highlighted various achievements of the government. Talking about women empowerment, he said that the government has set a target of making 3 crore “Lakhpati Didis” within a set time frame.

The Rajya Sabha today also resumed the discussion on the Motion of thanks on the President’s Address to the joint houses of the Parliament. Participating in the discussion, a senior leader of BJP Bansi Lal Gurjar, said that India is encouragingly moving forward on the path of development and prosperity under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Government. Mr Gurjar said that the way the government has been functioning for the past 10 years; the goal of achieving Viksit Bharat will be realized within the given time. He talked about several schemes of the government that are benefiting the people at the grassroots level. The discussion is underway.