The parliamentary speech only briefly mentioned the conflict in Manipur, and Modi survived the vote of no confidence against the opposition party | Modi | Manipur
On August 8-10, the Indian People's Court debated the previous vote of no confidence by the opposition coalition against the Modi government. On the 10th, Indian Prime Minister Modi attended a debate and delivered a speech, but spent most of his time attacking the opposition party. He only briefly mentioned the conflict in Manipur at the end of his speech, which was immediately protested by the opposition party. In the end, the vote of no confidence was not passed.
According to reports from The Guardian and The Hindustan Times on August 10th, Indian Prime Minister Modi delivered a speech on the vote of no confidence initiated by the opposition coalition, but has yet to provide a detailed explanation of the ongoing conflict in Manipur since May. It was not until about 90 minutes after his speech that Modi briefly mentioned the conflict in Manipur, stating that the government would do its utmost to find a "solution to the current challenges" and promising the people of the state that "peace will soon be restored.". In the end, due to Modi's Indian People's Party having a majority of seats in the People's Assembly, the vote of no confidence was not passed.
Previously, the opposition coalition in India launched a vote of no confidence against the Modi government at the end of July, hoping to pressure Modi to provide a detailed explanation of the conflict in Manipur. However, in his speech on August 10th, Modi refused to speak on this matter and instead launched an attack on the opposition coalition, accusing it of "lack of confidence in India", "internal conflicts", and "only focusing on its own political future". This also sparked strong dissatisfaction from the opposition coalition, and they immediately left to protest.
After opposition lawmakers left, Modi gave a brief speech on Manipur and expressed confidence in winning the 2024 Indian election, promising to make India the world's third-largest economy.
The Guardian reported that during the debate on the vote of no confidence on that day, Indian opposition party Congress Party lawmaker Goraf Gogoi accused Modi of "not answering a question as Prime Minister.". In the debate on the 9th, during which Modi did not attend, Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Modi government of "dividing India" and "inciting the conflict in Manipur.".
Indian Minister of the Interior Amit Shah has launched a counterattack against this. He said, "The violent incidents in Manipur are shameful, but what is even more shameful is the use of violent incidents to play political games." Shah introduced the formation process of the conflict in Manipur and the measures taken by the government to control the situation, and said that the violent incidents are decreasing.
The Guardian reported that the opposition coalition in India has shown its unity in this debate and hopes to challenge Modi in the 2024 general election. Political commentator and columnist Nirja Chowdhury said, "The opposition party failed to put the government to death, which instead gave the Prime Minister an opportunity to counterattack, praising his achievements while attacking the opposition party."
Since May this year, violent conflicts in Manipur, India have continued to escalate. On July 20th local time, a video about two women in Manipur, India being forced to walk naked by dozens of men and subsequently sexually assaulted, sparked high public attention to the violent conflict in the state. Under pressure, Modi made his first statement about the conflict in the region and promised not to let anyone guilty go. On July 26th, the opposition coalition in India launched a vote of no confidence against the Modi government on this issue. Reuters reported that India will hold elections in May 2024, and the tense situation in Manipur is seen as a rare failure of the Modi government in the security and political fields.
