PM 'assures that peace will prevail in Manipur'

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Narendra Modi, in his reply to the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, said that Opposition bloc INDIA was «playing divisive politics» on violence-hit Manipur and alleged that the «dynastic rule» of Congress was responsible for creating problems in the northeast. As the Opposition walked out even before Modi mentioned Manipur in his address, the motion was defeated by a voice vote. Exuding confidence for 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the PM predicted that he would defeat another no-confidence motion in 2028.

He had made the same declaration during his reply to the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition in 2018. In his 133-minute reply, Modi termed INDIA as «Ghamandiya» (arrogant in Hindi). He tried to wedge a divide within the Opposition ranks by questioning the policies of the Congress-led governments and attacked Nehru-Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi for his oft-repeated «mohabbat ki dukaan» slogan and called it «loot ki dukaan».

The PM began his address by questioning the Opposition's intent behind disrupting the House proceedings. «There were such important bills before the House — they were for the welfare of tribals, the youth and the deprived sections of the society. A responsible Opposition participates in debating these bills but all you were interested in was politics.

You proved that the country is not your priority, politics is. You are not worried about the hunger of the poor, you only stand for the hunger of power. You are not bothered about the future of the youth, but worried about your political future,» the PM alleged.