9 to 27 June… Understand from these decisions why Modi government is not on the backfoot

New Delhi: Ever since the Lok Sabha results, there have been speculations that PM Modi’s style this time will not be like his/her previous two terms. Many claims are being made continuously by the opposition. But till the formation of the new government and the beginning of the Parliament, contrary to this, the indications are being received that the Modi government is not on the back foot. The way decisions have been taken by Prime Minister Modi indicates that he/she is not under any pressure at the moment. When the questions about who will become the minister, what will the allies demand, came to an end, the discussion about the post of Speaker started. Many questions were being raised even before the beginning of the Parliament session, but the decisions taken and the scenes seen inside the House in the last four days make it clear that the Modi government is not on the back foot.

Aggressive attitude regarding pro tem speaker and then speaker
When the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began on 24 June, there were many questions. Many questions were being raised by the opposition, especially about the pro tem speaker. Amidst the opposition’s questions on the pro tem speaker, the government remained firm on its decision. To build pressure, the opposition withdrew the names of the MPs who were to support the pro tem speaker. After the pro tem speaker, the question was whether there would be a consensus on the post of speaker. Seeing the attitude of the opposition, there was little hope of this. There was a discussion that if the BJP does not have a majority this time, the post of speaker can go to the NDA’s allies. Some political analysts also argued that what happened in the Vajpayee government could happen this time. The opposition said that if Nitish and Chandrababu Naidu’s party do not take the post of speaker, then BJP can break their MPs. Amidst these discussions, BJP moves forward with the name of Om Birla. A candidate is fielded by the opposition but voting is not demanded. The result of which was that Om Birla was elected Speaker for the second time.Emergency was mentioned inside the House
Shortly after being elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the opposition was surprised on Wednesday when Om Birla read out a resolution condemning the Emergency imposed by the Congress government in 1975. In this resolution, he/she said that that period is recorded as a dark chapter when dictatorship was imposed in the country, democratic values ​​were crushed and freedom of expression was strangled. While reading the resolution on the Emergency, Birla said that now we all observe silence in memory of the citizens who lost their lives at the hands of the dictatorial government of Congress during the Emergency. After this, the members observed silence for some time. The opposition parties, especially the Congress, were surprised at this decision and protest was also expressed from their side. Just a few hours had passed when on Thursday President Draupadi Murmu described the Emergency imposed in the country in 1975 as the biggest and darkest chapter of a direct attack on the Constitution and said that despite many such attacks, the country showed victory over unconstitutional forces. Murmu said this in her address in the joint sitting of both the houses for the first time in the 18th Lok Sabha. The President said in his/her 55-minute address that even after the Constitution was implemented in the country, there were many attacks on the Constitution.
On the opposition’s demand to save the constitution, BJP played the emergency card and gave a reply by bringing a censure motion in the House
Expressed trust in old ministers, same style was seen in cabinet as well
This time BJP did not get majority on its own in the elections but NDA government was formed. Even before the formation of the government, an attempt was made to create a narrative that NDA’s allies will settle scores. Many such reports also came out that this time more ministerial posts are being demanded by the allies. But on June 9, when PM Modi took oath with new ministers, it turned out to be just a speculation. The big parties included in the NDA also got only one cabinet and one state minister post. After this, another discussion started about the ministries. It was said that BJP’s allies were demanding posts like Railway and Finance Ministry from it. But nothing changed here either. Most of the ministers of the second term of the Modi government are seen handling the same ministries again in the third term. There was no change in the ministries of Defense, Finance, Home, External Affairs, Railways. Not only this, after the division of the ministries, no questions were raised by any party included in the NDA. If we look at the entire sequence of events from 9 June to 27 June, one thing is clear that Prime Minister Modi is not under any pressure and in his/her third term also he/she is taking decisions like before.