'Kharge can sit and shout slogans': PM Modi's dig at opposition leaders protesting in Rajya Sabha

Shortly after his remarks, the opposition increased their sloganeering and walked out of the proceedings.

PM Modi's address in the Rajya Sabha comes after he skipped his speech in the Lok Sabha. As per speaker Om Birla, the prime minister was asked not to come to the house proceedings after it was learnt that Congress MP's had allegedly planned to surround the PM's chair.

"When the leader of the house was supposed to give his response to the President's address, I got concrete information that several members of the Congress party were planning to go to the PM's chair and do something unexpected. I saw the event too. If it would have happened, the incident would have been very appalling and completely destroyed the democratic tradition of the country," claimed Om Birla during Thursday's proceedings.