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2 min readNew DelhiFeb 6, 2026 05:04 AM IST
Hours after Lok Sabha passed the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address to Parliament without PM Narendra Modi replying to the debate, the Congress on Thursday evening wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla that it was a violation of rules of the House and “serious procedural irregularities”.
In a letter, Congress MP and chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) K C Venugopal said: “As per Rule 20 of Rules, it is mandatory for the Hon’ble Prime Minister to explain the position of the Government at the end of the discussion on the Motion of Thanks. If, for any reason, the Hon’ble Prime Minister is unable or unwilling to do so, the responsibility vests upon him to inform the House accordingly.”
He said in the present case, neither did the PM reply to the debate nor was the House informed about his inability to do so. “This clearly amounts to a violation of provisions of Rule 20,” he wrote.
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