This week on Sansad Watch, we see the INDIA bloc’s uproar against alleged vote theft inside and outside Parliament, while Prime Minister Modi stayed away from the parliamentary discussion.

After the special discussion on Operation Sindoor last week, Parliament’s proceedings could not continue. As soon as the proceedings started, they were adjourned. 

This week, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of facilitating widespread electoral malpractice. And to make his point, the Congress leader chose the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat as a case study. Gandhi has accused the Election Commission of rigging the elections in connivance with the BJP, helping the party win elections. 

Meanwhile, when Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla entered the House on August 6, opposition MPs immediately asked “Aaj question hour me, Pradhan Mantri nhi aaye sir?", and started raising the slogan of “Narendra Modi, come to the House”.

Although it is parliamentary tradition that the PM be present in the House during the Parliament session, participate in the debates, and listen to the opposition, Narendra Modi is an exception. 

Well, Modiji is Modiji. In this entire session, he ignored the debates in the House like he keeps ignoring press conferences. Between July 21 and August 8, he was seen in the House only twice. The first time, he came at the beginning of the session but left as soon as the Question Hour started. The second time, he came to give his speech during the special discussion on Operation Sindoor and left after finishing the speech.

During this period, he went on foreign tours, inaugurations, formal meetings, and addressed public meetings, but was not present in the House for even four hours. 

Watch.

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