PM Narendra Modi to reply to No Confidence Motion in Lok Sabha today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the No Confidence Motion in Lok Sabha today. 

Participating in the debate yesterday, Home Minister Amit Shah said, no-confidence motion against Narendra Modi Government is politically motivated and people and Parliament have full confidence in the government. 

Amit Shah said, the NDA government has taken some historic decisions and ended dynasties and graft. Underlining the achievements of the government, Mr Shah said, there has been reduction of 68 per cent in terror incidents in the last nine years.

Talking about Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister said, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, government has continuously worked to keep Kashmir terrorism-free.

He said, Government will not hold talks with Pakistan, Hurriyat or Jamiat but only with the youth there.

On Left Wing Extremism, Mr Shah said, naxals are now limited to only three districts in Chhattisgarh now.

Talking about North-East, he alleged that previous governments have not done anything for the region and Mr Modi brought all-round development there and brought it to the mainstream.

Home Minister said, Mr Modi visited Northeast more than 50 times in the last nine years.

Speaking on Manipur, Mr Shah said, everyone is pained at incidents of violence in Manipur. He said, while the incidents are shameful, doing politics on it is even more shameful.

Amit Shah said, whatever happening in Manipur is ethnic violence triggered by circumstances and it should not be turned into a political issue. 

He said, 152 people lost their lives in Manipur violence since 3rd May.

The Home Minister appealed to both Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur to shun violence and hold talks with the Government. 

Amit Shah said, he is holding separate talks with members of both communities.

Participating in the discussion, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the government of dividing Manipur.

He also accused BJP of acting against the interest of the country. He questioned why the government is not deploying the Army in Manipur to restore normalcy.

Intervening in the debate, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani stressed that Manipur is an integral part of India and it was not divided and will never be divided. 

She alleged that Congress ran away from the discussion on Manipur in the house despite the government's readiness to have a discussion on this issue. 

She accused Congress of being mute spectator when women had to face atrocities in Jammu and Kashmir in the past. 

She also talked about the abrogation of article 370 saying it has ensured justice to women in the UT.

Ram Kripal Yadav of BJP questioned the recently formed opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A alleging that this is a group of people who are involved in corrupt practices, promoting nepotism and appeasement.

He also criticized the Bihar government saying that the opposition is being targeted for raising the issue of public interest and there is an atmosphere of fear in Bihar.

He said, incidents of crime have increased under the Nitish Kumar government.

PV Midhun Reddy of YSR Congress said, the heinous crime committed against women in Manipur is painful. He said, stringent action must be taken by the government.

Rajiv Ranjan Singh of JD(U) alleged that the government is not bothered about the seriousness of the situation in Manipur. 

He said, a wide division has been created between the two communities in Manipur and there is a trust deficit among people. Nama Nageswar Rao of BRS, K Subbarayan of CPI, Harsimrat kaur Badal of SAD, Heena Gavit of BJP, Farooq Abdullah of National Conference, Union Minister and Apna Dal leader Anupriya Patel, E T Mohammed Basheer of IUML and Revanth Reddy of Congress also participated in the discussion on No Confidence Motion.