Centre has divided Manipur: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Modi government of 'murdering Bharat Mata' in Manipur and of 'dividing Manipur into two parts'. Participating in the debate on the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Gandhi blamed the Centre for its handling of Manipur since violence erupted three months ago. «I say Manipur, but the truth is there is nothing of Manipur left.
You have divided Manipur into two parts. You have killed Bharat Mata in Manipur. My one mother is sitting here (pointing to Sonia Gandhi) and the other mother has been killed in Manipur,» he said in his first speech since revocation of his disqualification.
Gandhi said he favoured deployment of the Army to end the violence in Manipur. He asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not visited Manipur after the violence began. «PM Modi did not visit Manipur because for him, Manipur is not in India.» Gandhi then clubbed Manipur with the Haryana incidents: «You have sprinkled kerosene everywhere.
You have set fire to Manipur. You are now trying the same thing in Haryana.» Gandhi alleged that the PM listened to only two people, Amit Shah and Gautam Adani, just as Ravan paid heed to only Meghnad and Kumbhakaran. Gandhi started his speech dwelling on his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
«The yatra is still not over,» he said, possibly hinting about a second Bharat Jodo Yatra. «I walked from one end of the country to another, from the coast to the snowy mountains of Kashmir. Many people asked me, 'Rahul why did you walk? What is your aim?' I did not know why I wanted to walk but I soon realised that it was to understand what I love and for what I was willing to die and go to Modiji's jail — the thing for which I bore abuse for 10 years; I wanted to
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