New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh on Monday sharply criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of undermining parliamentary democracy by refusing to allow discussions on issues of urgent public importance.
In a strongly worded statement, Jairam Ramesh blamed the Prime Minister for what he described as the repeated disruption of Parliament's functioning.
"The PM never attends Parliament and undermines it. He never engages with the Opposition," he said.
"Yet before every session he will stand outside the Parliament building and speak grandly to the nation asking for constructive cooperation from the Opposition to ensure the smooth functioning of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha," he said.
Ramesh added that wh...