(11-08-2023, 10:00 AM)theold Wrote:  Opposition parties have walked out of the Indian parliament in protest at the refusal of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, to address ethnic violence in the state of Manipur – a situation that has been described as being close to civil war.

The no-confidence motion was defeated, as expected. The Modi government has a huge majority, with 336 seats to the opposition’s 143.

Modi’s speech continued for well over two hours. To enthusiastic cheering by his MPs, he expressed his confidence in winning a third term. “In our third term I guarantee that India will be the world’s third-largest economy,” he said.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/10/indian-opposition-walks-out-as-narendra-modi-refuses-to-discuss-manipur-conflict