Coimbatore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that his government is keen on passing important bills, but Opposition was 'not cooperating with the government'. He also said that the opposition party had not been able to digest defeat in 2014 general elections.
"We had hoped that the Congress will work with us, help Parliament in enforcing (fiscal) reforms but there is one who does not agree. The Congress has not been able to digest defeat (in Lok Sabha elections)," Modi said in his address to the BJP workers in Bhopal before inaugurating the 10th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan.
"I appeal to those defeated and rejected by the people to please let the nation move ahead," said Modi. "Every political party must leave no stone unturned to meet public expectations if it won and also introspect in case of defeat," he added.
Modi also said that the government engaged in carrying out labour reforms through consensus and dialogue with stakeholders including workers without compromising on their genuine protections and rights.
Modi's assurance to the working class comes against the backdrop of the campaign by central trade unions against labour reforms and their plans to hold a day-long all-India strike on March 10 against the "anti-worker" polices of the central and state governments.
"We are progressing on the reform path by building consensus on these reforms through extensive stakeholder consultations with employers, worker’s representatives, and state governments," he said addressing after inaugurating the newly-constructed building of ESIC Medical College and Hospital here.
Modi further said, "Keeping in mind our commitment to 'minimum government, maximum governance', the ministry is simplifying central labour laws by consolidating the existing 44 laws into four labour codes. Namely, on wages, industrial relations, safety and security, and health."
