In a veiled reference to Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad's speech, PM Modi said that some leaders have made stagnation a "virtue". (Photo: Screengrab from RS TV)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his Motion of Thanks speech in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday by expressing disappointment in the opposition's insistence on discussing already passed laws.

Speaking hours after his speech in Lok Sabha, PM Modi said that at least 45 members of the House replied to President's address but the direction taken by the opposition was "disappointing".

"Would have been nice if they had left the stalemate behind and started the new decade with new energy and vision," PM Modi said.

In a veiled reference to Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad's speech, PM Modi said that some leaders have made stagnation a "virtue".

"Honestly, I was a bit disappointed with some of the remarks. Some members have made stagnation a virtue. They were stuck in the same old ways, talking about the same old things of the past," he said.

The Prime Minister also chose to hit out at the opposition by quoting Hindi satirist Kaka Hathrasi in the Rajya Sabha.

The poem recited by PM Modi goes something like:

Prakriti badalti kshan kshan dekho

Badal rahe anu, kan kan dekho

Tum nishkriye se pade hue ho

Bhagyawaad pe ade hue ho

Chhodo mitr! purani dafli

Jeevan mein parivartan lao

Kuch toh standard banao

English translation:

Nature changes moment by moment

Even molecules and particles are changing

But you lie inactive

Stuck on fatalism

Leave the old tune oh friend

Bring some change in life

Build some standards

"Ghulam Nabi Azad alleged that Article 370 was passed without discussion. The whole nation saw the day-long discussion on their TVs. What had happened when Telangana was created, it was all behind closed doors, and you did not even ask people of Telangana," PM Modi said in Rajya Sabha, adding that all decisions related to J&K and Ladakh were taken after due discussion and procedure.

On Wednesday, terming the protests over the amended citizenship law as "spontaneous", opposition parties in Rajya Sabha alleged that the Constitution is under threat from the ruling BJP which is "destroying" the

the social fabric of the nation.

Members from the opposition also voiced concern over the detention of NC leader Farooq Abdullah since August 5 last year when Article 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir was scrapped and questioned the government's intent.