Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed boredom with PM Modi's Lok Sabha speech on the Constitution's 75th anniversary, criticizing it for lacking new or constructive points. She dismissed his 11 resolutions, including anti-corruption pledges, as "hollow" and challenged him to debate the Adani issue. Modi's speech targeted the Congress party's history of constitutional amendments.
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar raised concerns over the misuse of judicial access, calling it a threat to India's governance and democracy. He criticized institutions for overstepping their jurisdiction and questioned the parliamentary provision of party discipline, citing it as a restriction on representatives' freedom of expression. Dhankhar also lamented the declining standards of parliamentary decorum.
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