Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fiery speech marked the end of a three-day debate, leading to the defeat of the no-confidence motion presented by the Modi administration in parliament on Thursday.
PM Modi’s defeats no-confidence motion: Following a heated rebuke from the premier, opposition members who had introduced the motion in response to months of ethnic violence in the Manipur state left the floor, and the administration went on to win the vote.
Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress party, participated in the walkouts on Wednesday, as broadcasters stated. “He accused Modi’s administration of being determined to ‘burn the entire country.'”
Modi criticized them, stating, “Those who don’t trust democracy are always ready to make a comment but don’t have the patience to hear (the rebuttal).”
To applause from his own benches, he said, “They would speak evil and run away, throw trash and run away, spread lies and run away.”
“This is their game, and the nation shouldn’t hold high hopes for them.”
Prior to the vote, the government described the no-confidence motion as a publicity stunt ahead of a general election the following year.
Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with a significant majority among the lower house’s 543 members, is widely anticipated to clinch a third term in office.
Modi has already led it to two resounding victories over Gandhi and his Congress party thanks to its forceful appeals to India’s Hindu majority.
On Thursday, Modi stated, “I can understand the Congress party’s issue. Every time they try to launch the same unsuccessful product, they are unsuccessful.
“Peace in Manipur”
Gandhi, 53, is the son, grandchild, and great-grandchild of three former prime ministers of India.
He was the driving force behind the government’s attack on Parliament on Wednesday, criticising Modi for what he claimed was his passivity during the deadly Manipur violence.
Gandhi claimed that Modi was “killing Mother India” in a speech to MPs.
After the Supreme Court suspend his defamation conviction due to previous comments insulting Modi, the opposition leader was reinstate to parliament on Monday.
In March, Gandhi received a two-year prison sentence in a case that many criticized as an effort to suppress political opposition in the world’s largest democracy.
Political rivals and rights organisations have frequently charged Modi’s party with inciting religious strife in order to win votes.
“Ethnic Clashes in Manipur: Rising Death Toll Amid Government Response and Criticism”
According to government statistics, armed conflicts between the predominately Christian Kuki group and the primarily Hindu Meitei majority have resulted in at least 152 deaths in Manipur since May.
According to ethnic divisions, rival militias have erected blockades to prevent members of the rival tribe from entering the state.
In a statement on Thursday, Modi described the violence as “saddening” and promised that “peace in Manipur in the coming times.”
Authorities have swiftly dispatched tens of thousands more soldiers from other locations to suppress the unrest, while maintaining a curfew and enforcing an internet blackout throughout Manipur.
In Manipur, the BJP-led state government has come under fire from Human Rights Watch for allegedly using “divisive policies that promote Hindu majoritarianism” to incite the conflict.
For delaying speaking about the battle for more than two months, Modi received an avalanche of criticism from his detractors.
He finally spoke out in July following the release of a graphic video depicting a throng of onlookers beating two Kuki women in their pants. He claimed that the act had caused him “pain and anger” in his heart.