Prime Minister Narendra Modi’ today praised Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in parliament for their cooperation in smooth functioning of house .
“Today, I want to appreciate two parties, NCP and BJD (Biju Janata Dal of Naveen Patnaik),” said the Prime Minister, opening the discussion.
“These parties have wonderfully adhered to parliamentary norms. They have never gone into the well of the house (to protest). Yet, they have made their points very effectively. Every political party, including my party, should learn from them,” PM Modi said.
The Prime Minister was speaking on the practice of members rushing to the centre of the house and shouting slogans while raising protests in the house.
The praise for NCP stands out at a time Sharad Pawar is a key player in trying to stitch the unlikeliest of all alliances in Maharashtra, between the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress.
The Shiv Sena, which won 56 seats in the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, immediately pulled out its only minister from PM Modi’s government and began talks with the NCP and Congress. The three together have 154 seats, nine more than the majority mark.