Parliament session: Rajya Sabha chairman invites floor leaders to discuss Manipur, says ‘not defending PM Modi…’
MPs who had recently visited Manipur apprised her of the situation in the state and shared what they saw in the affected areas. "We also submitted a memorandum to the President and how incidents of violence were continuing, especially atrocities against women and parading them naked," Kharge, who was flanked by the opposition leaders, told reporters outside Rashtrapati Bhawan Meanwhile, opposition parties on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, requesting an advanced schedule for the no-confidence debate so that they can participate in the debate and put forward their opinion about how the situation needs to be dealt with.
Earlier this week, the Birla announced that the no-confidence will be taken up for discussion on August 8 to 10, the last three days of the session “We told the Speaker that the government is using this opportunity to pass a number of bills and we want to participate in the discussion. If the no-confidence discussion takes place at the earliest, then we can participate in the discussion on the legislative agenda," added this person who asked not to be named"The PM is not required to be defended by me.
I am not required to defend anyone. I am required to defend the Constitution…your rights.
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