National Desk, 3rd July: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has voiced deep disappointment regarding the treatment of Manipur MPs in Parliament, specifically criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s approach. Gogoi underscored the Congress party’s, and particularly Rahul Gandhi’s, insistence that Manipur MPs be allowed to speak on the Motion of Thanks.
Gogoi highlighted that Rahul Gandhi, having recently visited Manipur, witnessed firsthand the severe societal divisions and near-civil-war conditions in the state. Gandhi recognized the importance of allowing Manipur MPs to voice their concerns, fearing that silencing them would send a negative message to the people of Manipur.
“Yesterday, we saw a saddening thing in Parliament,” Gogoi remarked. “The PM doesn’t want to listen to the grievances of Manipur. We didn’t get the 2 minutes, but we had to listen to the PM for 2 hours, in which he kept repeating old allegations, jokes, and satire. He took politics to a new low.”
Gogoi criticized PM Modi for dismissing the request and suggested that the Congress party should address its issues if it felt silenced. Gogoi questioned why the Prime Minister, who was willing to offer water to opposition MPs, lacked the patience to listen to the representatives from Manipur.
“PM Modi is showing his back in a planned way to Manipur,” Gogoi asserted, further accusing the Prime Minister of ignoring the advice of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. According to Gogoi, the incident reflects a broader disregard for the critical issues facing Manipur and a failure to engage constructively with the concerns of its people.
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