PM Modi doesn't have courage to answer questions posed to him: Congress chief Kharge

Congress chief Kharge criticizes PM Modi for evading questions and undermining democracy during parliamentary debates.

Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech in the Rajya Sabha, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday (February 6, 2026) said the PM doesn't have the courage to answer the questions posed to him and claimed that the government doesn't want to run the House in a democratic manner.

Speaking with reporters, Mr. Kharge said "repeating falsehoods" has been Modi's job and in his 97-minute reply to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, he didn't say anything important or necessary.

"When we presented our statements on the President's address, the prime minister didn't respond to a single point. He just kept talking about 100 years... 75 years... 50 years," Mr. Kharge said.

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"When we got hold of Mr. (MM) Naravane's book, how could those in power not have it? They're saying in Parliament that the book hasn't even been published yet. Whether it's Amit Shah or Rajnath Singh... everyone kept repeating that the book doesn't exist, but the reality is that the book does exist," the Congress chief said.

When Rahul Gandhi spoke about Naravane's 'book' in Parliament, for some reason, the entire ruling side felt offended, he said.