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Indian PM hits back at Sonia Gandhi over parliament disruptions

Xinhua, September 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit back at the country's main opposition Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, barely two days after she accused him of making hollow promises.

"They (Congress) did not let the parliament work... the hawalabaaz (money launderers) are in fact troubled by law passed against black money," Modi said, while addressing ruling Bharatiya Janata Party workers in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh 's capital Bhopal.

Taking a jibe at Gandhi, the prime minister said "To those who have been rejected by people, I appeal to them for the pride of democracy, to fend economic dangers off and work with us. We had hoped they would help parliament enforce reforms. But they refuse to do so."

The Congress president earlier this week accused the prime minister of "hawaa baazi (making hollow promises)" while addressing top leaders of her party and slammed the Indian government for failing to tackle the economy.

The Congress party, which was decimated in the general elections held last year, has so far not allowed the parliament to function properly that led to a backlog of several key legislative bills aimed at reviving the country's economy. Endi