Prime Minister Modi said in Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's farewell – his farewell is not possible

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that as far as he knew outgoing Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, his farewell was not possible as people would keep calling him for one thing or the other. Addressing an event organized by Members of Parliament in the Parliament House complex to bid farewell to Naidu, the Prime Minister said a collection of good words would carry forward the legacy of Naidu, who always promoted the use of mother tongue in the Upper House and elsewhere.

PM Modi said that Naidu has the unique distinction of handling both the urban development and rural development departments in the central government. He said that perhaps Naidu is the only person who was a member of the Rajya Sabha and became its chairman. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu for his eloquence and witty one-sentence remarks and said there was a 70 per cent increase in the work of the Rajya Sabha during his tenure.

Giving a farewell to Naidu in the Rajya Sabha, the Prime Minister said that as Chairman of the Upper House, he always encouraged dialogue and set many benchmarks that would continue to guide his successors as a legacy. Naidu's term ends on August 10. Modi said Naidu always insisted that creating disturbance in the House beyond a certain limit amounted to contempt. He said the chairman always worked on the principle of "let the government move the motion, let the opposition oppose it and let the house find its solution". He said, “Your work, your experiences will surely inspire all the members in future. In your unique way, you have set such standards for running the House, which will continue to inspire those who hold this post.

The Prime Minister said that every Indian language has been given special importance during the proceedings of the House in the presence of Naidu as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and he worked for the promotion of all Indian languages ​​in the House.