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No-confidence motion: Gaurav Gogoi questions PM Modi’s silence on Manipur

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, initiating the debate on no-trust motion in Lok Sabha, said that “Opposition alliance was clear, it wanted PM Modi to make a statement on Manipur in House but he chose to be silent. This no-confidence motion is our compulsion. This was never about numbers but about seeking justice for Manipur.” He questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on Manipur issue and asked him to visit the violence-hit state with his team.

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Not that I hate Modi, but I love India more: Trinamool’s Sougata Ray

Sougata Ray, Trinamool Congress MP from Dum Dum, during the no-confidence motion debate in Lok Sabha, said, "I am not here to speak about the (banned) BBC documentary or Gujarat riots." "BJP has stopped all money to West Bengal after having lost elections there. The amount held back is Rs 7,300 crore," Ray said. "This government is a government of heartless. They send delegations to Bengal, but not one delegation has gone to Manipur." He also said that whoever loved India would organically "hate Modi".

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Public has elected him to come to Parliament, what's holding him back: DMK MP TR Baalu

DMK MP Thalikkottai R Baalu spoke during the no-confidence motion debate in Lok Sabha. He referred to the prime minister as his "dear friend" and asked where he was as Manipur was burning. He said that the prime minister, otherwise, was so aggressive so "where is he now". "The public has elected him to come to Parliament, what's holding him back," Baalu said. Questioning the prime minister over his alleged silence over developments in Manipur, the DMK MP said that the European Parliament and British Parliament have condemned the lawlessness in the state and accused the BJP-led government.