'Considering His Age...': PM Modi Jibes Kharge As Oppn Interrupts His Rajya Sabha Address | Video

Last Updated:February 05, 2026, 17:36 IST

Opposition MPs raised slogans and later walked out of PM Modi's reply to motion of thanks to the President's address in the Rajya Sabha.

PM Modi in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. (Sansad TV)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday began his reply to the motion of thanks to the President’s address in the Rajya Sabha amid intense sloganeering by Opposition MPs, a day after his Lok Sabha address was deferred.

As the Prime Minister began his address, several opposition leaders began raising slogans, saying “LoP ko bolne do" and “tanashahi nahi chalegi“. In a jibe at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, PM Modi urged him to sit and raise slogans, considering his age.

“Considering the age of Kharge ji, I urge you, the Chairman, to let him sit and raise slogans, so that he faces no discomfort. There are young people at the back. So, please permit Kharge ji to sloganeer even while sitting," PM Modi said in a light-hearted jibe, drawing smiles from BJP MPs.

BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari hailed PM Modi’s gesture as a “clear display of leadership, restraint, and democratic maturity", adding that he demonstrated how institutions must be respected and proceedings must continue, contrasting it from Rahul Gandhi’s “dynast mindset" that was focused on entitlement.

Opposition MPs later staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha as PM Modi continued his reply on Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, in which he said that India was rapidly progressing towards realising the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

Why PM Modi Did Not Address Lok Sabha?

This came a day after PM Modi did not deliver his reply to the motion of thanks to the President’s address in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla made a stunning revelation today, saying he had advised the Prime Minister not to come to the House on Wednesday after receiving inputs that Congress MPs were planning an “unprecedented" disruption.

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Explaining his decision, Birla said, “…When the Prime Minister was supposed to respond to the President’s address in the House, I received information that several Congress MPs could have created an inappropriate incident near the Prime Minister’s chair. If such an incident had occurred, it would have torn apart the democratic traditions of the country. To prevent this, I requested the Prime Minister not to come to the House…".

Sources told news agency ANI that there was a clear information that Congress MPs were planning to physically attack the PM and women MPs were sent as a cover measure, which led to the adjournment

After Birla’s remarks, opposition MPs accused the Prime Minister of hiding behind the Lok Sabha Speaker and refuted any plans to attack the Prime Minister. “There is no question of anybody raising any hands on the Prime Minister or hurt him or any such thing," said Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

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