The Congress on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech in the Rajya Sabha, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge wondering how can a person who "just lives in history" build the p

"He (PM Modi) spoke for about 90 minutes and lied throughout his speech. He has only two weapons, first to defame Congress and second is to distort our history. He targeted Jawaharlal Nehru and Congress and tried to present a new history at the Parliament which is completely false."

In his reply in Rajya Sabha to the debate on the motion of thanks on the President's Address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress party. Over 70 members took part in the debate on the motion of thanks on the President's Address in Rajya Sabha.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Rajya Sabha, criticizing Congress for historical policies he claims hindered India's development. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi praised Modi's speech as enlightening,

Prime Minister Modi accuses Congress of appeasement politics, while Congress criticizes Modi's speech as full of lies and historical distortion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was promoting Make in India by coming out of the license raj and the "evil policies" of the Congress. "It is the nature of democracy to have opposition to governments;

"We want to strengthen the middle class and the neo-middle class. In this Budget, we have made no tax on income up to Rs 12 lakh," PM Modi said in response to the discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address.