Absence of PM in LS raised, Sushma cites Australian PM’s visit

Adityanath's team will leave no stone unturned in making UP 'uttam pradesh' : PM
Adityanath's team will leave no stone unturned in making UP 'uttam pradesh' : PM

NEW DELHI: Absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was raised in the Lok Sabha when the House was in the middle of voting on the Constitution Amendment Bill that seeks to provide constitutional validity to National Commission for Backward Classes.

After the reply of Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot on The Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill 2017, Tariq Anwar (NCP) asked, “where is the Prime Minister? It is an important Bill?”

To this, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the Prime Minister could not attend the House because of the visit of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

“As you know that Australian Prime Minister is here, so he (PM) could not come to the House,” she said. (AGENCIES)