Rajya Sabha echoed with NCP (SP) MP Fauzia Khan’s scathing assessment of PM Narendra Modi’s speech—’Appealing on the ear, dubious in essence.’ She pressed for realism over showmanship in governance.
Asserting a chasm between speeches and solutions, Khan bewailed unaddressed plights of the masses. The Meghalaya mine explosion, fatal for 18 souls, exemplified failures in policing illicit extraction rackets brimming with illicit funds.
‘Crores flow through illegal channels; why the inaction, leaving laborers vulnerable?’ Khan interrogated the government’s role.
Targeting Assam’s Himanta Biswa Sarma, she branded his ‘Miyan’ usage and pauper jibes as repugnant. She cataloged egregious examples: buffalo heists, sacred chain grabs, electoral cleanses—interrogating, ‘Does this define democracy?’
Insisting on decorum for public figures, Khan posited that hate speech undermines institutions and sows discord. She confronted biases against Muslim political figures, decrying insidious community attacks.
Honoring diverse freedom struggle heroes, Khan advocated inclusive narratives. Her intervention spotlighted urgent reforms for equitable, cohesive polity.