PM Modi has enhanced India's global standing: BJP members in Rajya Sabha

The NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has worked for the development of women poor and backward classes while also enhancing the countrys leadership role in many global issues BJP members said on Tuesday in Rajya SabhaMoving the motion of thanks on the Presidents address K Laxman said it was a historic moment when a woman from a tribal community addressed the joint session of Parliament as the President of the countryAlso readCongress leader Rahul Gandhi questions surge in Adanis fortunes under Modi governmentAlso he said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the first Union Budget in the Amrit Kaal is also equally significantThese establish the importance given to women by Prime Minister Modi as a visionary leader Laxman assertedFormer Union minister Prakash Javadekar said the country waited for 75 years for a tribal to reach the post of PresidentLaxman said President in her address stressed on the significance of the Amrit Kaal and also stated that India would become selfreliant and poverty free with the youth and women playing important roles in the development of the countryThis he said would be possible on the back of many positive steps taken by the current government which has worked to provide basic amenities that a large part of the population of the country had to wait for decadesHe also said under the current government Indias standing in the world has significantly increasedThere was a time when India looked to the outside world most of the time for help but today the world is looking at India for assistance be it for combating COVID19 terrorism or for world peace Laxman saidAs far as foreign affairs are concerned India is now showing the world the solutions to its problems specially through its presidency of G20 and the role it played in the Ukraine war and being the pharmacy of the world he saidAgreeing with him Javadekar said in the last seven years India has grown to become the fifth largest economy jumping up from the 10th position with the most satisfying fact being that country leaped ahead of Britain which ruled India for 200 yearsToday globally inflation ranges from 1040 per cent while in India it is less than 6 percent Besides India is also the fastestgrowing nationHow India dealt with COVID19 has been praised by every other country Javadekar said adding India which was at the margin before is today leading the world in many sectorsEarlier in the morning session the Upper House was adjourned twice as Opposition continued to press for discussion over allegations of fraud against the Adani GroupThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever