Congress Attacks Modi Government on Quelling Manipur MP in Lok Sabha
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday attacked the government for not allowing its second MP from Manipur to speak before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address in the Lok Sabha, saying that the PM, who had all the time to crack jokes had “no time” to listen to the voice of Manipur. Just ahead of the PM’s address in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the Congress had demanded that its MP from outer Manipur Alfred Arthur be allowed to speak. Addressing the media, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said, “We saw very sad scenes in the Lok Sabha. In his reaction to the remarks, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Today in the Rajya Sabha, after months of absolute silence on the issue, the non-biological PM made the astounding claim that the situation in Manipur is normal.” “In actuality, the situation is still tense as the MP from inner Manipur pointed out in the Lok Sabha on July 1.