Yesterday was the much awaited day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at the Lower House of the Parliament.

The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced a no-confidence motion for the second time in its nine years  in response to the Opposition's no-confidence motion against the NDA government.

The motion which started on Tuesday was defeated yesterday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reply.

But after so much hue and cry of the demand of the opposition why PM is not speaking about Manipur, Modi finally spoke on the Manipur carnage and he spared only around 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

He devoted the rest of his time to hitting out at the Congress, blaming everything on the party and going all the way back to his pet target, the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

“Northeast ke samasya ki janani Congress hai,” (Congress is the genesis of the problems in the Northeast), Modi said, not acknowledging any blame for the killings and riots in Manipur for over three months now.

On the current situation, the Prime Minister had little to offer except the assurance that peace will soon be restored in the state. “I want to appeal to the people of Manipur — the mothers, sisters and daughters — the country is with you.This House is with you. We will together — irrespective of whether all are here or not — find a solution to this

challenge. Peace will return. I want to assure the people of Manipur that it will return to the track of speedy development. There will be no let-up in our efforts.”

The Opposition had made it clear that the no-confidence motion was not about numbers, which the government commands, but only to compel Modi to speak on Manipur as he had refused to do so.

The Opposition members waited for nearly an hour and started raising slogans of “We want Manipur, INDIA wants Manipur”.

After waiting for nearly another 40 minutes, the Opposition members walked out of the House in protest. Modi then spoke on the Manipur situation. The no-confidence motion was defeated by a voice vote.

Source: TheHindu