New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi as we speak slammed the opposition as “directionless” and cited the “Indian Mujahideen” and “Popular Front of India” as he derided the opposition alliance for its new title, INDIA.

“I have never seen such a directionless opposition,” BJP chief Ravi Shankar Prasad quoted the Prime Minister as saying on the weekly assembly of the BJP parliamentary celebration.

PM Modi additionally attacked the opposition grouping on the title it gave itself at a gathering of 26 events in Bengaluru final week to debate technique for the 2024 nationwide election – INDIA, an acronym for Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance.

“They keep praising themselves for the name INDIA. Indian National Congress. East India company. Indian Mujahideen. Popular Front of India – these are also INDIA. Just using the name INDIA does not mean anything,” Mr Prasad quoted the Prime Minister as saying.

People can’t be misled merely by means of the nation’s title, he stated.

BJP chief JP Nadda additionally took a swipe on the newly shaped opposition coalition. “There was a child who failed in all his exams. He was hated by his classmates and neighbours. So the parents thought of changing his name to change his perception. Isn’t the case similar to that of I.N.D.I.A?” Mr Nadda tweeted.

There was a baby who failed in all his exams.

He was hated by his classmates and neighbours.

So the dad and mom considered altering his title to vary his notion.

Isn’t the case just like that of I.N.D.I.A?

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) July 25, 2023

The sharp feedback come in the midst of a standoff in parliament over the Manipur disaster and repeated disruptions over the opposition’s demand for a press release by PM Modi on points like a viral video of two ladies paraded bare by a mob and assaulted in May.

The Prime Minister described the opposition as “defeated, tired, hopeless, with a single-point agenda – opposing Modi”. Their conduct confirmed that they had made up their thoughts to stay the opposition, PM Modi reportedly stated.

He expressed confidence that the BJP would win the 2024 polls simply with folks’s assist.

Hours later, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, one of many leaders concerned in naming the opposition alliance, responded to the PM’s feedback. “Call us whatever you want, Mr. Modi. We are INDIA. We will help heal Manipur and wipe the tears of every woman and child. We will bring back love and peace for all her people. We will rebuild the idea of India in Manipur,” he posted on Twitter.

The row over Manipur has stalled the federal government’s plans to push key laws in parliament. Both homes of parliament have been adjourned repeatedly with out a lot enterprise because the monsoon session began final Thursday, a day after the Manipur horror video emerged.

In his remarks earlier than the session, PM Modi stated his coronary heart was stuffed with anguish and anger. “I want to assure the nation, no guilty will be spared. Action will be taken according to the law. What happened to the daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven,” he stated.

The opposition, debuting on this session because the “INDIA” coalition, stated the Prime Minister should make a complete assertion in each home of parliament. The authorities, which has provided a dialogue on Manipur in each homes, accuses the opposition of intentionally blocking laws with its protests.