New Delhi: Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday moved the No Confidence Motion against the council of ministers in the Lok Sabha after the Lower House of the Parliament resumed its proceedings at 12 noon.
"We are compelled to bring the No Confidence Motion. This was never about numbers but about justice for Manipur. I move the Motion that this House expresses No Confidence in the Government. INDIA has brought this Motion for Manipur. Manipur wants justice," Gogoi said in his opening remarks after he moved the motion in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
"The Prime Minister took a 'maun vrat' to not speak in the Parliament. We have three questions for the Prime Minister - Why did he not visit Manipur to date?" he asked.
Gogoi then said that why did it take almost 80 days for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to finally speak in Manipur and when he did speak it was just for 30 seconds. Gaurav Gogoi, son of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, also asked why has the Prime Minister not sacked the Manipur CM so far.
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"Because of your (BJP) politics, two Manipurs are created. We have seen viral videos, which have pained everybody. The INDIA delegation visited Manipur," the young Congress MP asked.
He also claimed that weapons, including grenades, are being stolen from police stations. "Where is the National Security Advisor? Isn't is a matter of National Security?" he asked.
The Congress MP, who represents the Kaliabor constituency in Assam, also dragged the issue of agitating female wrestlers, saying the Prime Minister also did not utter a word about it.
He also listed out other incidents when Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "We have seen Prime Ministers, who have understood the issues of the North-East. When the Mizo Accord happened in 1986, there was Congress government in Manipur. Congress does not want power but peace in North-East. When Kokrajhar violence erupted in Assam, (the then) Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh visited the state and appealed for peace. In 2002, when Gujarat riots flared up, (the then) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited the state," he said.
He demanded that Prime Minister should speak in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on the issue, he should visit Manipur and also call a meeting with various stakeholders in the strife-torn state. "We under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi conducted the Bharat Jodo Yatra, we will save the Constitution," he added.
Earlier, there was a heated exchange between Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi and Gaurav Gogoi over former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, whose Lok Sabha membership was restored following a stay on his conviction by Supreme Court, not initiating debate on the no-confidence motion.
