Trinamool Congress chief Derek O'Brien, who's often identified for his aggressive remarks towards the central authorities, on Thursday gave a parting shot to the 72 MPs of Rajya Sabha as he learn out a few verses titled - 'I'll my grandchildren..'. Whereas studying out the ode, sprinkled with humour and sarcasm, he additionally stopped in need of launching an assault on the centre over the contentious farmer legal guidelines, which had been withdrawn final 12 months, saying: "Immediately shouldn't be the day." 

"After I was in parliament... they'd say.. two former prime ministers used to sit down right here - Dr Manmohan Singh and Mr Deve Gowda, and Narendra Modi was the prime minister. I'll inform my grandchildren that once I was in parliament.. I noticed a world champion training boxing strikes with two or three male MPs who obtained nervous," the 61-year-old is heard saying in a video that he shared on Twitter.

Imagining one other state of affairs, very prone to be skilled by MPs, the Trinamool Congress chief additional says: "I'll inform my grandchildren that I shared a ferry service with an MP however once I obtained down I realised I didn't have ₹10 to offer ... so I borrowed cash from a celebration whose ideology I hated."

Within the two-minute video, Derek additional speaks about what all of the members would inform their households. "There was a central corridor there the place we used to interrupt toast and gossip... a lot of gossip. I'll inform my granchildren... that one sunny morning in March... can you see me within the photograph? and the grandchildren would say - 'Dada is that you just within the photograph? You look so younger...'"

Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu - who breaks right into a smile listening to the parting observe - had earlier bid adieu to the Rajya Sabha colleagues. The higher home noticed uncommon moments of bonhomie on the day.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally gave a farewell message to the Rajya Sabha's retiring MPs and praised them for his or her political experience.