PM Modi hits out on no-confidence motion, says opposition parties did not allow discussion on Manipur

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the opposition parties, accusing them of "running away" from the Lok Sabha during a debate on the no-confidence motion, and said his government has countered the "negativity being spread" by them across the country..

PM Modi said an opportunity to find solutions through debates in Parliament could not be utilised as the opposition parties "prioritised their politics over people's welfare"...

The prime minister, who virtually addressed the Panchayati Raj Parishad in West Bengal, criticised the Bengal's ruling TMC for using "terror and threats" to intimidate the opposition parties in the state during the rural polls last month but acting as "champions of the democracy"...

In an apparent reference to the PM's allegation that the opposition didn't want a discussion on Manipur in Parliament, Banerjee said the "BJP has not taken any action against those involved in atrocities in the northeastern state"...

Claiming that the government had defeated the no-confidence motion of the opposition in Parliament with the blessings of 140 crore Indians, PM Modi urged BJP workers to unmask them before the people of the country...

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