Oppn debunks PM’s contention of conspiracy to destabilise govt

Opposition on Monday debunked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s contention that a conspiracy to destabilise the government and ‘defame’ him was being launched and said it was a counter offensive to ward off the imminent attack on NDA in the budget session.

“This was a counter offensive so that we do not go on the offensive. It is not that we are on the defensive. We submit to the Prime Minister that please rein in your party leaders,” Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad told reporters.

CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury accused the government of bringing an “atmosphere of anarchy” in the country, in an reference to the way the BJP and its allied government handled the Haryana Jat quota, the Patel quota row in Gujarat and Kapus’ stir in Andhra Pradesh.