00:00 Members of Parliament from the opposition bloc India are protesting against the PM Modi-led
00:07 central government over the law and order situation in Manipur.
00:10 Reports said that they have decided to avoid sloganeering against responses by what they
00:15 called 'select ministers'.
00:17 According to sources, opposition MPs, as part of their floor strategy, have decided to let
00:21 some ministers, including Nitin Gadkari, respond to the house without disruptions on specific
00:26 issues.
00:27 However, the opposition has also been preparing to intensify their attack in Parliament against
00:32 the government and has a plan in place to raise the Manipur issue during the start
00:36 questions.
00:38 Reports said that the sole focus of the opposition will be to keep pressing the government and
00:42 PM Modi to speak on the ethnic clashes in Manipur.
00:45 With a no-confidence motion moved in Lok Sabha, the opposition has been chalking out
00:49 methods to seek the government's response on the Manipur issue in the Rajya Sabha as
00:54 well.
00:55 On Wednesday, the Congress and the Bharat Rashtra Samiti, or BRS, submitted notices
00:59 seeking a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against PM Modi's government on the
01:03 Manipur issue.
01:05 The no-confidence motion against the government was accepted.
01:08 The Speaker will now soon announce the date of the debate.
01:11 A no-confidence motion allows the opposition to challenge the government's majority on
01:15 the floor of the house and if the motion is passed, the government has to resign.
01:19 On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed opposition leaders who were demanding
01:24 that PM Modi speak in the house on the ongoing violence in Manipur.
01:28 The monsoon session of Parliament commenced on July 28 amid outrage over a viral video
01:33 of two women who were paraded naked by a mob in Manipur.
01:36 The May 4 video went viral on July 19, just a day ahead of the beginning of the Parliament
01:40 session.
01:41 The session saw disruptions and fierce protests by the opposition parties on the Manipur issue
01:46 as they demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a discussion on the violence
01:51 in the north-eastern state.
01:52 The video was shared on social media on July 15.
01:53 The video was shared on social media on July 15.
01:53 The video was shared on social media on July 15.
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