PremiumLIVE Parliament No Confidence Motion Updates: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi started the no-confidence motion debate from the side of the Opposition in Lok Sabha today. He lashed out at PM Narendra Modi and the BJP government for not speaking anything about the Manipur situation. Gandhi said, "PM Modi did not visit Manipur, because, for him, Manipur is not in India...I am saying Manipur but the truth is there is nothing of Manipur left in Manipur. You have divided Manipur into two parts," Rahul Gandhi said.
He also called PM Modi a traitor and compared him with Ravana. Gandhi said PM Modi has done murder India, Manipur, and Bharat Mata.
Gandhi accused PM Modi for throwing kerosene in Manipur, Haryana, and entire India.
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Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday came down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his "murder of India in Manipur" remark in Lok Sabha, saying this is for the first time in parliamentary democracy that someone has made such a statement.
"Manipur is not divided, it is a part of this country. A member of his (opposition) alliance said in Tamil Nadu that India only means north India. If he has the courage, Rahul Gandhi should comment on this... another Congress leader said there should be a referendum on Kashmir... Was the statement given as per the order of the Congress leadership that a leader talked about referendum in Kashmir?" she said.
"You are not India because you define corruption in India, you define incompetence... you are not India," the BJP MP said attacking the Congress.
She also recounted the horrors of the Emergency to attack the Congress, saying the party's history is smeared in blood. The BJP MP also raised the issues of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the unrest in Kashmir during Congress regimes at the Centre.
BJP MP SMriti Irani in Lok Sabha said Congress has ‘histotic’ connection with billionaire Gautam Adani. She said, "If Adani is so bad what is Rahul Gandhi's jeeja jee (brother-in-law) Robert Vadra doing with him," she said, adding, "I have a photo evidence too."
BJP MP Smriti Irani reminded Congress of Article 370, the Sikh riots, and the Bhilwara rape case and accused the UPA government of not doing anything in favour of women. She said, "A Kashmiri Pandit named Girija Tikku was gang-raped and brutally murdered in Kashmir. When this was shown in a movie, some Congress leaders called it propaganda. The same party leaders are talking about Manipur today".
BJP MP Smriti Irani lashed out at Rahul Gandhi and Congress party during her speech in Lok Sabha in Parliament today. She said, "I condemn the aggressive behaviour seen today (referring to Rahul Gandhi's speech in the House). For the first time in the history of nation, someone spoke about the murder of 'Bharat Maa' and Congress kept on clapping".
"I have spoken to Manipur CM and CBI is probing the incident. We will take action against the miscreants," Smriti Irani said in Lok Sabha, following Rahul Gandhi's speech.
Responding to Rahul Gandhi's speech, Union minister Smriti Irani targetter Congress and said, You are not India, you define corruption in India'.
BJP MP Smriti Irani responds to Rahul Gandhi's speech. Irani said, “Manipur is a significant part of India. We have never ignored Manipur".
"PM Narendra Modi listens to two people only- Amit Shah and Adani". "PM Modi is throwing keroscene across India…First, he (PM Modi) burnt Manipur, then Haryana…He will burn entire country gradually," Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi govt.
"PM Modi has killed India in Manipur. He killed ‘Bharat mata’ in Manipur. PM Modi is not a nationalist but a traitor," Rahul Gandhi speaks in Lok Sabha on Wednesday
Rahul Gandhi lambasted BJP government saying that the incumbent government has done murder of India and Manipur.
"PM Narendra Modi has broken and divided Manipur in two parts," Rahul Gandhi slams PM for not visiting the clash-hit state.
'India is a voice of people. In order to listen to these voices, we need to sacrifice our desires and kill our ego and hatred,' Rahul Gandhi said.
Rahul Gandhi shares his experience of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Lok Sabha today. He said that ‘feeling of ego that harboured inside him got vanished during the yatra’.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi kicked off the no confidence motion debate from the side of the Opposition in Lok Sabha today.
Rahul Gandhi, during no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha, asked BJP relax, and added that he is not going to speak against billionaire Gautam Adani
Rahul Gandhi thanked Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla for restoring his Parliament membership.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has arrived in the Parliament. He is expected to speak in the no-confidence motion debate in Lok Sabha today.
Lok Sabha proceedings started at 12. Speaker Om Birla starts the proceedings
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi met a two-wheeler rider, who reportedly fell off his scooter following a minor accident outside his residence.
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has arrived at the Parliament. However, Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 12 noon. And, shortly Gandhi's son Rahul Gandhi will be speaking in the House. It will be Gandhi's first speech since the restoration of his Parliament membership on Monday.
During the Question Hour of the Parliament, Speaker Om Birla adjourned Lok Sabha till 12 PM as opposition chanted slogan 'Modi ji sadan mein aao' (PM Modi, visit the House and speak on Manipur situation)
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Lok Sabha MPs on Wednesday observed a minute's silence as a tribute to the freedom fighters, commemorating the 1942 Quit India Movement. They also pay tribute to the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan on the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings.
AAP MP Sushil Gupta has also given Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the Manipur and Haryana issue in the Parliament.
Congress MP Rajeev Shukla, RJD MP Manoj Jha and AAP MP Raghav Chadha have given Suspension of Business notice under Rule 267 to discuss the Manipur situation.
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday gave Adjournment Motion notice in Lok Sabha, to discuss the border situation with China.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will speak at Lok Sabha shortly on Wednesday. Rumours are rife that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also speak in the Lok Sabha today. Gandhi is likely to speak at 12 noon as per the statement by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Shiv Sena (UBT) faction leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She told ANI news agency, "...If the Prime Minister is so confident- why wasn't he there on the first day of the discussion? Big words not followed by good action is what PM Modi & his govt have been all about... The problem is not what he will speak about but what his actions have brought to Manipur or Haryana & various other states. His action with regard to price rise, corruption & women's safety has been null & void...We will wait for what PM Modi has to say not just on the No Confidence Motion but also on Manipur...".
BJP MPs hold demonstration with 'corruption quit India', 'family rule quit India' and 'appeasement quit India' placards in Parliament premises against the Opposition parties' INDIA bloc.
Senior Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that Rahul Gandhi will speak today in Lok Sabha. He said Gandhi will begin from the Opposition side at around 12 noon.
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