NEW DELHI: A veiled criticism of the opposition and an applause for a former party colleague were rolled into one as PM Narendra Modi lauded Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu for being a disciplinarian and said enforcing discipline was now seen as “undemocractic and authoritarian”.The PM was speaking after releasing a coffee table book, ‘Moving on... Moving Forward: A Year in Office’, on the completion of Naidu’s first year in office.Modi said the country could see more of Naidu as Rajya Sabha chairman because of the repeated disruptions in the upper House over the last year. “Venkaiahji is a believer in discipline. But the condition of our country is such that any attempt to discipline is called undemocratic. If someone calls for discipline, he is branded as autocratic. But Venkaiahji practises the discipline he expects from people,” Modi said. Former PMs Manmohan Singh and H D Deve Gowda, deputy leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma and Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi were among those in attendance at the function on Sunday.Highlighting Naidu’s political and administrative experience, Singh said the V-P’s “best was yet to come”, while Deve Gowda said Naidu had done his best to conduct the business of the House even though the circumstances were “complicated”. Naidu urged all parties to evolve a code of conduct for MPs and MLAs within and outside Parliament and the legislatures.