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'Extremely shameful': BJP's taunt on 90-year-old former PM Manmohan Singh reaching Rajya Sabha in a wheelchair; raging Congress.

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The arrival of the former PM in a wheelchair has triggered a political debate between the Congress and the BJP. The Aam Aadmi Party praised the 90-year-old Congress leader. At the same time, the BJP called it a fad of the Congress.

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Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached Parliament in a wheelchair to participate in the discussion on the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Coming to Parliament despite his poor health became a point of debate in political circles. While the leaders of the opposition alliance are not tired of praising, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called it shameful.

Aam Aadmi Party praised

The arrival of the former PM in a wheelchair has triggered a political debate between the Congress and the BJP. Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha praised the 90-year-old Congress leader. He wrote on Twitter that Dr. Manmohan Singh stood as an example of honesty in the Rajya Sabha today and specially came to vote against the black ordinance. His unwavering commitment to democracy and the Constitution is a deep inspiration, he added. Chadha thanked the former PM for his support. He said that I express my heartfelt gratitude to them.