Modi threatens to crack whip on absentee MPs
New Delhi, 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pressed BJP MPs again on Tuesday for regular attendance in Parliament saying even kids would not like repeated prodding, and said they must bring change in themselves, otherwise changes do come about, sources said.
The Prime Minister made the remarks at the BJP parliamentary party meeting at the Ambedkar International Centre here, the sources said.
Sharing details of the meeting, which was for the first time held outside the Parliament Complex, parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said the Prime Minister told party MPs that all of them should organise sports competitions in their respective constituencies.
Modi also asked the party MPs to oragnise programmes in their respective constituencies to felicitate Padma awardees, Joshi said.
According to the
sources, the issue of atte- ndance came up several times during the meeting which was attended by the BJP top brass.
The Prime Minister categorically told the party MPs they should regularly attend Parliament proceedings and remarked that even kids do not like to be pointed out on an issue again and again.
The poor attendance of BJP MPs in Parliament had been flagged by Modi
several times in the past.
“Modi ji said ‘apne mein parivartan laiye, varna parivartan toh aa hi jata’ (bring change in yourself otherwise changes do come about),” a party source who was present in the meeting said.
BJP president J.P. Nadda asked MPs to call district presidents and presidents of mandals from their constituencies for tea and interact with them.