Unless the remainder of the interview to Times Now which is yet to be released gives a different picture of Javadekarr's answer, he came off as a defensive, confused man who couldn't stand by his or his party's faith.
Congress, shielding Rahul Gandhi said, "Today's speech by the President in the parliament just repeats the government's announcements until now. We don't think it is important to give today's speech much significance".
The Congress party had to choose a new Lok Sabha leader following the defeat of its senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge in the Lok Sabha elections, who was the leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha in the 16th Lok Sabha.