PM’s prepared text ‘full of self-praise’, says Congress on his RS statement about West Asia war

The Congress on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement on the West Asia conflict in the Rajya Sabha, saying it was a “prepared text full of self-praise” for all that he claims to have accomplished in the last 11 years.

Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the Prime Minister spoke on West Asia in the Upper House of Parliament for about 20 minutes on Tuesday afternoon.

“Like after his statement in the Lok Sabha yesterday, the Opposition was not allowed to seek any clarifications after he (Modi) read out his statement in the Rajya Sabha,” the Congress leader said on X.

“As expected, it was a prepared text full of self-praise for all that he claims to have accomplished in the last 11 years,” Mr. Ramesh said.

‘Hypocrisy’

He also said that there was some hypocrisy when Mr. Modi sought cooperation from all States whose constitutional rights are continually “trampled upon”.

Mr. Ramesh said “hypocrisy” was also on display when the Prime Minister asked the States to protect migrant workers after “destroying” MGNREGA, which had been a lifeline for them during the Covid-19 pandemic, and when he called upon the States to implement the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, which is founded on the National Food Security Act, 2013, that Mr. Modi had opposed as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

7 empowered groups

In his statement in the Upper House, Mr. Modi said the government has constituted seven empowered groups to evolve strategies on fuel, supply chains, fertilisers, among others, to tackle the impact of the West Asia war.

The PM said the war has created a serious energy crisis globally and warned miscreants against taking advantage of the crisis. He also asked the State governments to keep a check on black marketing and hoarding.

Mr. Modi asserted that the government is trying to procure gas and crude oil from all available sources, and that efforts will continue in the coming days, while also noting that necessary preparations have been made for the adequate supply of fertilisers.