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‘Avoid Lutyens web’: PM Modi’s advise to 45 NDA MPs at breakfast meet

'Avoid Lutyens web': PM Modi's advise to 45 NDA MPs at breakfast meet

“No one should say anything trashy on TV,” PM Modi advised MPs in the meeting.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday met 45 National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs at a breakfast meeting amid the stormy Parliament monsoon session, advising the parliamentarians to “not carry the anxiety from inside the House to outside” and avoid the “web of Lutyens’ Delhi”.In the meeting, which also included the rebel factions from the Uddhav Sena and Mamata Banerjee’s TMC, PM Modi said: “No one should say anything trashy on TV. Maintain full dignity at all times. Engage actively in social media through Facebook, Instagram and X; interact with youth, inform government welfare work, encourage youth for sports activities.”Modi advised the MPs to follow the party line and calmly present their views on every issue and that there was “no need to speak angrily or shout (in House) in anger”.”Do not carry the anxiety from inside the House to outside. Because sometimes there is such an atmosphere in the House that it causes anxiety, you should not carry it with you. There is also no need to speak angrily or shout in anger. You all know the party line, and you should calmly present your views on every issue,” said PM Modi as per the sources who informed news agency ANI.

NDA a ‘collective identity’

Jagdish Basunia, a leader of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), which was formed after breaking away from the TMC, described his meeting with Modi as a “great interaction,” noting that the Prime Minister emphasised the collective identity of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as a “family.” Speaking to ANI after the session, Basunia characterised the meeting as highly cordial and focused on the shared goal of national development.”It was a great interaction with PM Modi over breakfast today, a very cordial meeting. PM told us we are all part of the NDA family. Let’s work together for public welfare, the way NDA works,” Basunia said.

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Sharing details of the regional focus during the deliberations, NCPI MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay stated that the development of the North-East remained a key topic of discussion.”We had a conversation regarding the development of the North-East region of the nation. We will work to fulfil PM Modi’s vision,” Bandyopadhyay said.Shatabdi Roy, NCPI MP, also highlighted the collaborative spirit of the meeting. “We had a discussion on how to work together for the best interests of the nation,” she remarked.This comes after the PM met newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha MPs.Around 45 newly elected and first-time NDA Lok Sabha MPs met Prime Minister Narendra Modi over breakfast today at his residence around 9 AM. MPs who have recently joined the NDA from parties including TMC to NCPI and UBT to Shiv Sena were also part of the meeting, BJP sources told ANI.Earlier, on August 5, 37 newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha MPs met PM Modi at his residence over breakfast. Go to Source

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