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Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates: The discussion on the No-Confidence Motion concluded in the Lok Sabha with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in the House in which he targeted the Congress party and the INDIA alliance.
Speaking on Manipur, he said: "The crimes against women in Manipur are unforgivable. The Centre and state government is trying its best to give the accused the harshest punishment."
"I am sure that peace will prosper in Manipur," he added.
Ahead of Modi's address on Manipur, the Opposition staged a walkout while the prime minister targeted the INDIA alliance and the Congress party.
Soon after the address, the No-Confidence Motion was defeated via voice vote.
Here are the key highlights of the speech:
"In 2018, I had said that the motion is not a floor test of the government, it is the floor test of the Opposition. At that time, they were not even able to gather all of Opposition's votes."
"For the Opposition, the party is bigger than the country. They don't care about the poor's hunger, they only care about their hunger for power."
"You let the House function on the conditions put by your most corrupt ally."
"You conducted the last rites of the UPA in Bengaluru. I should have expressed my condolences then. You were conducting the last rites of UPA and celebrating."
"The 'ghamandiya gathbandhan' is the biggest example of dynasty politics. The founders of our Constitution had rejected dynasty politics."
"This is not 'mohobbat ki dukaan', this is 'loot ka bazaar'."
"Home Minister addressed and discussed Manipur peacefully. There was a genuine attempt to find solutions. But the Opposition was only interested in Manipur."
"I want to tell the mothers and sisters of Manipur that the country is with you. We all will find a solution together. Peace will be restored and Manipur will again embark on the path of development."
'We Staged a Walkout Because...'
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said: "We staged a walkout because we didn't get the answer to these three questions in the last two hours. Keeping in mind our responsibility towards the people of Manipur, the INDA alliance parties walked out."
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said: “We had to walkout because even today the PM remained 'Nirav' on the issue of Manipur. So, I thought what is the use of seeing the new 'Nirav Modi'. PM Modi says the whole country is with him but why is he afraid of Congress."
"We expected him (PM Modi) to speak on economy, inflation, unemployment, Manipur, issue of brutalities on women of Manipur but in one and a half hour 90% of his speech was on INDIA," NCP leader Supriya Sule said.
Govt Moves Motion Against Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
The government moved a resolution against Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleging misconduct. Chowdhury was suspended from the House.
No-Confidence Motion Defeated
The No-Confidence Motion was defeated in the Lok Sabha via voice vote.
'Crimes Against Manipur's Women Unforgivable': PM Modi
Addressing the House on Manipur after the Opposition staged a walkout, PM Modi said:
"Home Minister addressed and discussed Manipur peacefully. There was a genuine attempt to find solutions. But the Opposition was only interested in Manipur."
"The crimes against women in Manipur are unforgivable. The Centre and state government is trying its best to give the accused the harshest punishment."
"I am sure that peace will remerge in Manipur."
"I want to tell the mothers and sisters of Manipur that the country is with you. We all will find a solution together. Peace will be restored and Manipur will again embark on the path of development."
"Problems in Manipur are being portrayed as if they began recently. Amit Shah mentioned the troubled history is detail yesterday. But if anybody gave birth to those problems in the Northeast, it's Manipur."
PM Modi Addresses Lok Sabha: Key Highlights
Here are the key highlights of the speech:
"It was God's will that the Opposition got a No-Confidence motion."
"In 2018, I had said that the motion is not a floor test of the government, it is the floor test of the Opposition. At that time, they were not able to gather all of Opposition's votes."
"The NDA and the BJP will return to power in 2024 with people's blessings."
"For the Opposition, the party is bigger than the country. They don't care about the poor's hunger, they only care about their hunger for politics."
"You let the House function on the conditions put by your most corrupt ally."
"In 1998, the address on the No Confidence motion was led by Sharad Pawar. In 2003, during Atal Ji's tenure, it was Sonia Gandhi who led the debate as the leader of Lok Sabha. In 2028, it was Kharge ji. But this time, Adhir ranjan Chowdhury was not even allowed to speak. It was after Amit Shah's taunt yesterday that he was allowed to speak today," PM Modi said.
"The Opposition attempted to dent people's confidence in the country in the garb of this No-Confidence motion."
"People of the country have no confidence in Congress. Due to arrogance, they are not able to see the reality. In Tamil Nadu, they won in 1962 and since 1962 the people of Tamil Nadu are saying 'No Congress'. In West Bengal they won in 1972, people of West Bengal are also saying 'No Congress'. In UP, Bihar, and Gujarat they won in 1985 and the people of these states are also saying 'No Congress'.
'Never Seen Such Words in Parliament in 20 Years': Scindia
"I have been in this Parliament for 20 years but I have not seen such behaviour. No, but I want to apologise in front of the people of the country," said BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Attacking Rahul Gandhi, Scindia said: "Yesterday Rahul Gandhi said that for PM Manipur is not part of India. I want to tell you that the PM has connected the Northeast with the world. The ideology of seeing India divided is yours, not ours."
"They (Congress) say they will open a shop of love in the market of hatred. Their shop is of corruption, lies, appeasement, and arrogance. They only change the name of the shop but the product remains the same," he added.
Opposition MPs Stage Walkout
Opposition MPs staged a walkout as BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia targeted the INDIA alliance. PM Modi is also present in the House.
Ruckus in Lok Sabha Over Personal Attacks on PM Modi
NDA MPs object to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's personal attacks on PM Modi.
"We kept quiet so far, but we will not tolerate such words against Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Amit Shah said.
PM Modi Arrives in Lok Sabha
As discussions on the No-Confidence Motion against the Narendra Modi government is underway, the Prime Minister arrived in the House where Leader of Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is addressing.
"The power of no-confidence motion has brought the Prime Minister in the Parliament today. None of us were thinking about this no-confidence motion. We were only demanding that PM Modi should come to the Parliament and speak on the Manipur issue. We were not demanding any BJP member to come to the Parliament, we were only demanding our PM to come," Chowdhury said.
"We want to tell the Prime Minister that we don't care if he wins the post 100 times, we only care for the people of India. When we went to Manipur, we felt that he should have spoken for the brothers and sisters of Manipur. He should have personally appealed for peace. He should have spoken his 'Mann ki Baat' for the people of Manipur," Chowdhury said.
'Manipur Issue Marred By Govt's Silence, Whataboutery': Mahua Moitra
TMC MP Mahua Moitra, while addressing the Lok Sabha, targeted the BJP government over the Manipur unrest.
"We have not heard of one change in Manipur, of one change in government. So, stop this whataboutery," she said.
'Where is this Government's Conscience?': Owaisi
Addressing the Lok Sabha, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi questioned the government on several incidents including the shooting by an RPF constable in a train, the demolition of Muslim houses after Nuh violence, and the Bilkis Bano case among others.
Sitharaman Apprises Lok Sabha on Tomato Prices Hike
"Procuring of tomatoes from tomato growing regions of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh and also Karnataka and distribution of these through cooperative societies like NCCF, NAFED are all happening. Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan - this has already started from 14th July and this will continue. Also in Delhi, mobile vans are distributing as outlets of NCCF and NAFED and also the Kendriya Bhandar," Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Opposition MPs Walkout During Nirmala Sitharaman's Speech
Opposition MPs staged a walkout during Nirmala Sitharaman's speech in the Lok Sabha.
'PM Will Follow Standard SOP': Priyank Kharge
“The standard operating procedure will be followed, the PM will play victim card, he’ll blame the previous governments. He’ll invoke Nehru ji, Rajiv Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, and blame Rahul Gandhi. It took more than 80 days for the PM to say the word Manipur. It’s just going to be his ‘Mann ki Baat’ today," Congress MP Priyank Kharge said.
Nirmala Sitharaman Addresses Lok Sabha on Economy
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is addressing the House on the state of India's economy.
"In 2013, Morgan Stanley had included India in the list of five fragile economies of the world. India was declared a fragile economy. Today, the same Morgan Stanley upgraded India and gave it a higher rating. In just 9 years, the economy rose and saw economic development due to the policies of our government despite COVID," she said.
'Why is PM Modi Not Coming? Is he God?': Kharge
"The House leaders had come to my room to meet me. They wanted that the discussion on Manipur to take place under 176 and assured sufficient time. We said that the government wants discussion under rule 176 and we want 267, so we should find a midway," Mallikarjun Kharge said in the Rajya Sabha.
"We discussed and decided we should have the debate under rule 167. I request that the discussion under rule 167 take place in front of the Prime Minister. Why is he not coming? Is he God?"
Lok Sabha Adjourned Till 12 PM
Speaker Om Birla adjourned the Lok Sabha till 12:00 PM amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs.
PM Modi Chairs Meeting With Top Union Ministers
Ahead of his reply in the Lok Sabha on the no-confidence motion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with top Union Ministers, including Rajnath Singh, Pralhad Joshi, Piyush Goyal, and Arjun Ram Meghwal, news agency ANI reported.
Both Houses Resume Proceedings
The sessions of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha resumed at 11:00 AM on Thursday, 10 August.
INDIA Floor Leaders Hold Strategy Meeting
Floor leaders of the INDIA grouping held a meeting at 10:00 AM in the chamber of LoP in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge to chalk out their strategy on the floors of both Houses.
'We Know Centre Has the Numbers, No-Confidence Motion Not Brought for That': Manoj Jha
RJD MP Manoj Jha said that the Opposition was "eagerly waiting" to hear PM Modi speak in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. He also said that the no-confidence motion was brought only to get the prime minister to address Parliament.
"This no-confidence motion wasn’t brought for numbers. We all are aware that you (Centre) have the numbers, but we have small numbers and through this device, we could hear something, Manipur could hear something," he told news agency ANI.
"I just hope that today he doesn’t become a human of the past and start with Nehru like Amit Shah’s speech yesterday," he added.
'A Lie Was Spread': Raghav Chadha on Forgery Allegation
Speaking on allegation that he had "fraudulently" included the names of some MPs in a motion regarding the Delhi services Bill, AAP MP Raghav Chadha said, "The rule book says that any MP can propose the name for the formation of any committee and neither the signature nor the written consent of the person whose name is proposed is required. But a lie was spread that forged signatures were done."
Bills Scheduled To Be Tabled
Two Bills are scheduled to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today. These include:
1. The Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023
2. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023
PM Modi To Reply to No-Confidence Motion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday, 10 August, reply to the no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
This will mark the first time PM Modi will be addressing Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon Session.
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