Days after he was reinstated as a member of the parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack at the centre on the second day of the debate on no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha. He alleged that BJP's politics had "murdered Bharat Mata" in the northeastern state and termed members of the ruling party "traitors".
Participating in the no-confidence motion debate, Gandhi also slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting Manipur and alleged that he does not consider the state to be part of India.
Rahul Gandhi In Lok Sabha - Top Quotes
1. The last time I spoke, I also caused you (Birla) pain. I focussed on Adani ji with such intensity, your senior leaders felt pain. That pain also affected you, for that I apologise to you.
2. Our prime minister has not gone there, he has not gone there till now. He does not consider Manipur part of India. I used the word Manipur, but the reality is there is no Manipur left. You have divided Manipur into two parts, you have broken up Manipur.
3. On Bharat Jodo Yatra: I did not know why I wanted to walk but I soon understood the thing that I love and the thing for which I am willing to die and go to Modi ji's jail, the thing for which I bore abuse for 10 years, I wanted to understand.
4. In Manipur, they (BJP) have murdered Hindustan. Their politics has not killed Manipur but killed Hindustan in Manipur. Hindustan has been murdered in Manipur.
5. By killing the people of Manipur you have murdered Bharat Mata, you are not desh bhakts (patriots) but deshdrohis (traitors). My mother is sitting here. The other mother, Bharat Mata, you killed in Manipur.
6. You have sprinkled kerosene everywhere. You have set fire to Manipur. You are now trying the same thing in Haryana.
