The Lok Sabha has adopted a resolution appealing for peace in Manipur. After Home Minister Amit Shah concluded his intervention on the no-confidence motion, he suggested that Speaker Om Birla read out a resolution appealing for peace in Manipur. The suggestion made by the Home Minister was supported by Deputy Leader of the House and Union Minister Rajnath Singh. Mr Birla then read out the resolution which was adopted by the House. All NDA members enthusiastically supported it in the presence of the opposition.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday delivered in what probably was his longest speech in parliament, listing out the achievements of the Modi government in the past nine years, taking on his political opponents and also clarifying all the efforts made by the centre in addressing the ethnic violence in Manipur.
Mr Shah, who spoke for a little over two hours, steered clear of politics over sexual crimes while speaking on Manipur, and did not bring up the number of rape cases in opposition-ruled states, calling the recent case of a rape and parading of a Manipur woman as shown by a viral video a “blot on humanity.”
His speech was broadly divided into three areas – achievements of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, political rebuttals and Manipur – but the underlying tone was the emphasis on national security and the attention that the government had paid to three turbulent zones of the country, namely Jammu and Kashmir, Maoist violence areas and the north-east. He said the government had actually taken extra care to ensure these zones were free from conflict and on the path to progress.
The Home Minister’s speech was marked by the extent of preparation, nature of delivery and detailed rebuttals showing that he was aware of the questions opposition leaders had raised in the debate. He cited data for every claim, and contrasted every accomplishment with how the opposition handled the subject when in power.