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The ‘controversy’ over PM’s Adress to Nation has taken a new turn with the principal opposition party Congress formally moving a privilege motion against Narendra Modi.
On Tuesday the 21st of April 2026, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh announced that the party has initiated a question of privilege in the Lok Sabha over the Prime Minister’s recent address to the nation.
In a statement, Ramesh said that his “senior colleague in the Lok Sabha,” K. C. Venugopal, had submitted the notice, alleging that the Prime Minister’s remarks followed what he described as the “defeat of his nefarious designs in the Lok Sabha” due to “absolute Opposition unity and solidarity.”
Ramesh criticized the tone and content of the Prime Minister’s speech on 18th of April, arguing that such addresses are traditionally meant to serve a larger national purpose.
“A sitting PM’s address to the nation has always been reserved for the overriding purpose of national unity and confidence-building,” he said.
He further accused Modi of engaging in what he termed “unabashed partisan demagoguery” during the address, claiming that it included “59 different attacks on the Congress party.”
According to Jairam Ramesh, the episode would remain “yet another permanent stain on his record as Prime Minister.”
The development comes amid intensifying political confrontation between the Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, with both sides trading sharp accusations over parliamentary proceedings and public messaging.
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