Bengaluru, Feb. 9 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "cowardice" for not replying to the motion of thanks on the President's Address in the Lok Sabha, describing it as a "historic first" in India's parliamentary history.
Addressing reporters, Siddaramaiah said that for the first time, the motion was passed in the lower house without the Prime Minister replying, adding that a Prime Minister who avoids Parliament avoids accountability.
The party also criticised the government for first silencing the Opposition and then choosing silence itself. Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, was reportedly not allowed to complete his speech when he raised concerns over national security and...