New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, who got re-instated as Congress lawmaker recently, is addressing the No-Confidence Motion in Lok Sabha against Modi government today. Yesterday, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi had opened the debate on Motion of no confidence against the government.
Congress said that PM Modi’s ‘maun vrat’ on Manipur horror was shocking and the motive behind no-trust vote is to force him to speak up.
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# Rahul starts speech amid pandemonium in the house, tells Treasury benches ‘not to worry’ as he won’t speak on Adani issue today, hence they should be relieved. In response to this, the ruling MPs shouted ‘dariye mat, dariye mat’.
# When I started yatra, I dind’t have any idea as to why I undertook this march across the country. I developed knee pain and I got worried about how I would cover the journey. Then, a whole bunch of people, from children to elderly inspired me to the core to move ahead & ahead.
#WATCH | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, “Speaker Sir, first of all, I would like to thank you for reinstating me as an MP of the Lok Sabha. When I spoke the last time, perhaps I caused you trouble because I focussed on Adani – maybe your senior leader was pained…That pain might… pic.twitter.com/lBsGTKR9ia
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2023
# “A few days back, I went to Manipur. Our PM didn’t go, not even to this day, because for him Manipur is not India,” says Rahul in LS
# “I used the word ‘Manipur’ but the truth is that Manipur does not remain anymore. You have divided Manipur into two. You have divided and broken Manipur…”, says Rahul in LS
# “…Initially, when I started (the Yatra), I had in my mind that walking 25 km is no big deal if I can run 10 km every day. Today, when I look at that – it was arrogance. I had arrogance in my heart at that time. But India erases arrogance, erases it in a second. So, within 2-3 days, my knees started hurting, it was an old injury. In the first few days, the wolf became an ant. Jo Hindustan ko ahankar se dekhne nikla nikla that wo poora ka poora ahankar gayab ho gaya…”, says Rahul
# “They killed India in Manipur. Not just Manipur but they killed India. Their politics has not killed Manipur, but it has killed India in Manipur. They have murdered India in Manipur”: Rahul Gandhi
Smriit Irani returns fire
# Union Minister Smriti Irani responds after Rahul Gandhi’s bitter criticism of government over Manipur fiasco.
# In quick riposted that govt divided Manipur, the Minister asserts Manipur is not divided, it is very much part of India and will continue to remain so in entirety.
# It was mentioned in the House today that he (Rahul Gandhi) undertook a Yatra and gave assurance that they will reinstate Article 370 if it is upto them…I would like to tell the person who has run away from the House that neither will Article 370 be reinstated in the country nor will those who threaten Kashmiri Pandits with “Ralib Galib Chalib” be spared”, says Smriti Irani in LS
#WATCH | Union Minister and BJP MP Smriti Irani says, “Parliamentary Affairs minsiter Pralhad Joshi, Union Home Minsiter Amit Shah & Defence Minsiter Rajnath Singh repeatedly said that the government is ready to debate on the Manipur issue. The opposition ran away from it, we did… pic.twitter.com/Dov5gUE6TN
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2023
