Manipuri silence of the Prime Minister.


Manipur is now at an even more dangerous turn than the history of Jammu and Kashmir. Atrocities are on the rise and neither the state nor the central government has yet been able to control the situation. Parliament has become an arena because of Manipur. If there is strength in the ruling NDA, it should debate this issue continuously for three-four days without a no-confidence motion and give the opposition a chance to speak. Also, the fact that the opposition has to bring a no-confidence motion to break the Prime Minister's silence on Manipur is also a marvel of Indian democracy. It is one thing to have a majority, but the continuous silence of historic leaders on the raging present of Manipur is not a sadhana but a kind of moral crime.

The paradox is that both the ruling party and the opposition want to discuss Manipur, yet the discussion is not happening and every day of the monsoon session is turning into a ruckus. At the root of the impasse is the question under what rules the debate should take place. The ruling party is ready to debate under Rule No. 176, but the opposition is adamant on debating only under Rule No. 267. The first rule is a brief debate, although the duration of the debate may be slightly extended with the consent of all.

But even this extended period seems less to the opposition. He wants to discuss Manipur in detail after adjourning all business. Another thing related to this is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to make a statement when the discussion is held under this rule. The main demand of the opposition is that the Prime Minister should make a statement on Manipur inside the House. The government is calling it unnecessary. According to him, as this matter is about law and order, it is enough for the Home Minister to make a statement. However, due to the insistence of both the said parties, the notice of no-confidence motion has been given and with the Chairman accepting the motion, the no-confidence motion will be debated for about two days in the new week. The question is, what will the opposition gain from this no-confidence motion?

If the government has an absolute majority in the House, if it insists, it is possible that parties or leaders who still have little chance of moving to an opposition coalition may also be seen supporting the government on a no-confidence motion. The Prime Minister has also said that if the opposition wants to move a no-confidence motion, let them, it will not help them. On the other hand, the opposition did not expect much from this move. According to him, he does not want to win or defeat anyone with this proposal. They i.e. the opposition wants to bring the Prime Minister before the House only on the issue of Manipur, for which the PM and the government are not ready.

Now, on the pretext of debating this proposal, not only a detailed discussion on Manipur, but also a detailed statement of the Prime Minister will come to the House. However, this kind of clash between the ruling party and the opposition on the platform of Parliament is not new. Look at this phenomenon positively and it is a sign of a healthy democracy. But this kind of exercise is disappointing given the kind of scenes seen in Manipur in the past. It would have been better if the opposition and the government could have discussed Manipur in detail in time after reaching some sort of agreement through dialogue and no-confidence motion would have been unnecessary. It is certain that the Modi government, which has a majority on its own, is in no danger of a no-confidence motion, as the Modi government has a strength of 329 MPs while the opposition has only 142 MPs. It is believed that the objective of the opposition in moving the no-confidence motion is nothing but to corner PM Modi in the House on the issue of Manipur.

It is not a test for the Prime Minister to make a statement about Manipur, but the opposition wants to, so they withdraw the statement. In another sense, both the ruling party and the opposition have made Manipur a toy for expression of mutual animosity, a mockery of the sufferings of the people. In village areas, all the tribals keep vigil in turn. Even small towns are manned by armed locals themselves. Although the government has sent a large army to Kumak, the tribals do not trust it.

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