Verbatim Speeches & Hansards
Speeches & Verbatim Transcripts
Verbatim Lok Sabha addresses, trust vote debates, Leader of Opposition floor speeches, and national padayatra declarations.
18th Lok Sabha, 1st Session (Motion of Thanks)
Maiden Speech as Leader of Opposition — 18th Lok Sabha
2024-07-01 Lok Sabha Chamber, New Delhi
First major parliamentary intervention as statutory Leader of the Opposition, laying down opposition oversight priorities on youth employment, exam leak scandals, and agricultural guarantees.
Verbatim Excerpts:
"Truth cannot be hidden. The Constitution is not merely a book; it is the living voice of millions of ordinary Indians."
"Millions of students prepared for years for the NEET exam, only to see their hard work erased by paper leak cartels. We demand a dedicated day for Lok Sabha discussion on youth employment and paper leaks."
"Farmers are asking for statutory MSP guarantee so that they do not fall into bankruptcy. Why is legal protection for farm prices being denied when corporate debts can be restructured?"
#Constitution
#Paper Leaks
#MSP Guarantee
#Institutional Integrity
View Official Hansard Record Public Address at Yatra Conclusion
Culmination Speech — Bharat Jodo Yatra
2023-01-30 Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Culminating address of the 145-day Kanyakumari-to-Srinagar padayatra, reiterating the message of empathy, active listening, and countering social hatred.
Verbatim Excerpts:
"I have not walked for myself or for political ambition. I walked to listen to people who feel unheard in this nation."
"Nafrat ke bazaar mein, mohabbat ki dukaan kholni hai (In the market of hatred, we must open shops of love)."
"I know the pain of violence firsthand. When you walk across the country, you realize that people everywhere want peace, dignity, and economic security."
#Social Cohesion
#Democracy
#Non-Violence
#Kashmir
View Official Hansard Record 16th Lok Sabha, Budget Session
'Suit-Boot ki Sarkar' Land Acquisition Ordinance Debate
2015-04-20 Lok Sabha Chamber, New Delhi
Critique of proposed executive ordinances Diluting consent clauses of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act.
Verbatim Excerpts:
"This is a 'suit-boot' government that understands the interests of industrial conglomerates but forgets the small farmer who feeds the nation."
"Why are you removing the mandatory consent clause of 80%? If a farmer does not wish to give up their ancestral land, no government should forcibly evict them without fair compensation."
#Land Rights
#Farmers
#Executive Accountability
View Official Hansard Record 14th Lok Sabha, Trust Vote Session
Indo-US Nuclear Deal Trust Vote Speech
2008-07-22 Lok Sabha Chamber, New Delhi
Speech linking national energy security with rural poverty alleviation, citing the story of Kalavati from Vidarbha.
Verbatim Excerpts:
"Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is a lack of security and access to basic energy and opportunities."
"If India is to grow and empower small farmers like Kalavati in Vidarbha, we need reliable, clean energy infrastructure."
#Energy Security
#Rural Poverty
#Foreign Policy
View Official Hansard Record