Congress mocks PM Modi as UK Parliament panel questions Rishi Sunak

By Press Trust of India: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh referred to the questioning of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by a UK parliamentary panel on Saturday to criticize Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying such interaction is “impossible in the self-proclaimed Mother of Democracy”.

Ramesh alleged that PM Modi has been silent on issues of national importance, including China and Manipur.

“This is pretty incredible even by British standards. Certainly such interaction is impossible in the self-proclaimed ‘Mother of Democracy’ where eloquence = Prime Minister’s silence on issues of national importance,” Ramesh said on Twitter.

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Tagging a video in which Sunak is being questioned by a parliamentary panel for failing to announce the NHS Workforce Plan in Parliament when it was in session, Ramesh said: “And some PMs will never talk about issues like China, manipura, etc.”

The UK panel asked Sunak why he did not announce the NHS workforce plan in Parliament, while reminding him that when Parliament is in session, the most important announcements of government policy should be made in the first instance. in Parliament.

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