Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a reply to a discussion on motion of thanks in the Rajya Sabha, brushed off the Opposition’s criticism of his government and asserted that his administration works for the poorest of the poor and not for corporates. Modi also sought cooperation of the opposition saying his government does not claim to know everything just because they are sitting in the treasury benches. “We do not feel that just because we are in the treasury benches, we know it all. Everyone has to work together,†Modi said. “In a democracy, threats do not work. This nation did not bend during the emergency also,†he added. The Prime Minister took on the opposition over its claims that most schemes being run by the NDA government were re-packaged. “It has been said that the schemes are old. There is nothing new. Whether the schemes are new or old is not the issue. The issue is that the problems are old. We should look for solutions to those problems.†he added.
