The no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition to corner the government over the violence in Manipur and to seek a response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi fell flat on Thursday after members of the Congress and its allies staged a walkout amid a scathing point-by-point rebuttal from PM Modi.
For over two hours, the Prime Minister slammed the Opposition for coming unprepared for a debate of this nature and misguiding the people of the country with their appeasement and agenda-driven politics.
Here are highlights of what transpired through Day 3 of the ill-fated no-confidence motion:
Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am on Friday.
7:30 PM - Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suspended from Lok Sabha
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has been suspended from Lok Sabha for misconduct.
7:24 PM - No Confidence Motion defeated in the Lok Sabha.
7:10 PM - For us, the northeast is a part of our body. Amit Shah explained the issue of Manipur. The people of Northeast are not responsible for the situation but the Congress's politics is.
7:05 PM - PM Modi slams Opposition, says, "I'm surprised to see the kind of language used against Bharat Mata. They talk about the death of democracy and institutions. In 1947, they broke India into 3 parts."
7:02 PM - In 1966, Congress used the air force to bomb Mizoram. I want to ask them why did they use the air force to bomb our own people. Congress tried to hide this truth.
6:55 PM - PM Modi slams Opposition
I'm surprised to see the kind of language used against Bharat Mata. They talk about the death of democracy, institutions.
I want to tell the mothers and sisters of Manipur, I want to tell you that the whole country is with you, this house is with you: PM Modi
6:45 PM - "They didn't want to discuss Manipur, they didn't have the intention," says PM Modi.
6:42 PM - Congress stages a walkout from Lok Sabha during PM Modi's speech on no-confidence motion.
6:34 PM - PM Modi LIVE
Everyone opposed dynastic politics because the people have to suffer. In Congress's darbar system, they stole opportunities from many leaders including BR Ambedkar, they made fun of his clothes. Their Darbarwaad destroyed several leaders.
6:25 PM - 'Congress made fun of Dr BR Ambedkar': PM Modi slams Opposition
Everyone opposed dynastic politics because the people have to have suffer. In Congress's darbar system, they stole opportunities from many leaders including BR Ambedkar, they made fun of his clothes. Their Darbarwaad destroyed several leaders.
6:20 PM - 'Congress is friends with Left whose workers vandalised its Wayanad office': PM Modi
"In West Bengal, TMC is against Left and together in Delhi. Remember what Left did to Adhir babu in 1991. The Congress is friends with party whose workers vandalised its office in Kerala's Wayanad last year," PM Modi said.
Their obsession with names is not new, they think by changing names they can rule the country for decades. Roads, hospitals, and schemes are named after them but the poor did not get benefits.
In 1920, during India's freedom struggle, the nation got a new flag and Congress thought that this would help them so they took the flag and they also used the surname Gandhi Their act of stealing and making claims is going on since 1920.
This is not an I.N.D.I.A. alliance but an alliance of arrogance and everyone dreams of becoming a Prime Minister in this alliance.
6:13 PM - Generation after generation, they can't even differentiate between red and green chili. Their problem is such that in order to keep them alive, they needed support from NDA and 'I' which signifies arrogance was put in NDA and that too twice.
6:09 PM - PM Modi takes a jibe at Opposition; says you have done last rights of UPA
You have done last rights of UPA, I should have paid condolences, but couldn't as on one side you killed UPA while on the other side you were celebrating by painting the old machine, converting old vehicle into electric vehicle.
6:05 PM - PM Modi LIVE
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5:56 PM - PM Modi LIVE
5:45 PM - More updates from PM Modi's address
5:38 PM - LIVE updates from PM Modi's address
5:35 PM - 'We have given corruption-free government': PM Modi in Lok Sabha
"We have given the youth of this country corruption-free government, opportunity to win. We have taken the country to new heights worldwide. Some people still want the image of this country to be tarnished but the world recognises the country's potential today," PM Modi in Lok Sabha.
5:30 PM - What kind of discussion have you done?: PM Modi questions Opposition
"What kind of discussion have you done on this motion. I am seeing on social media ki 'Aapke darbari bhi bahut dukhi hai'. Fielding Vipaksh ne organise kari lekin chauke-chakke yahi se lage'...", says PM
5:27 PM - PM Modi takes a swipe at the Opposition
Why Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was not "allowed" to speak in Parliament on Wednesday?. Why was Adhir Ranjan sidelined, there might be a phone call from Kolkata.
5:25 PM - PM Modi LIVE
"What kind of discussion have you done on this motion. I am seeing on social media ki 'Aapke darbari bhi bahut dukhi hai'. Fielding Vipaksh ne organise kari lekin chauke-chakke yahi se lage'"
5:24 PM - PM Modi LIVE
The digital data protection bill is associated with the emotions of the youth of the country. The coming period will be driven by technology.
Data is like the second gold and extensive discussion was needed but you chose to do politics, PM Modi slams Opposition. The Opposition is breaking people's trust.
With their conduct, they've shown that alliance is more important than the country for them and they are more concerned about power than the poor. You don't care about the country's future.
5:22 PM - PM Modi in Lok Sabha
Jinke bahi khate bigde hue hain, vo humse hisab le rhe hain, PM Modi takes a dig at Congress
5:22 PM - PM Modi in Lok Sabha
The citizens who elected them, they have betrayed them. The whole Opposition has come together and that too for the no-confidence motion. The fielding was organised by Opposition but we are winning. Why don't you prepare and come? I gave you five years to prepare.
5:20 PM - PM Modi LIVE
5:13 PM - PM Modi replies to no-confidence motion
When we went to the people, in 2019, they showed no-confidence to them, and the National Democratic Alliance and BJP got more seats compared to 2014. The Opposition's no-confidence motion is lucky for us.
5:10PM - I thank the Opposition for moving no trust motion: PM Modi
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5:06 PM - Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his speech on the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha
5:00 PM - Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Lok Sabha. The Prime Minister will speak on the No Confidence Motion, in Lok Sabha, shortly.
4:33 PM - Manipur incident a black mark in the history of India: DMP MP in Lok Sabha
The Manipur incident is a black mark on Indian history. ..First they will come for Muslims, then they will come for Christians and then they will come for minority communities: DMK MP DNV Senthilkumar
4.05 PM - 'Rahul, Sonia Gandhi should be tried for treason': Rajyavardhan Rathore
BJP MP Rajyavardhan Rathore said, "I was at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (in China). We came to know that Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are coming to meet us. They didn't come to meet us. They met the Communist Party of China. They should be tried for treason..."
3:50 PM - 'Shop name changed but product remains same': Scindia
Slamming Opposition, Jyotiraditya Scindia said , "They (Congress) say they will open a shop of love in the market of hatred. Their shop is of corruption, lies, appeasement, and arrogance. They only change the name of the shop but the product remains the same."
3:30 PM - 'Seven sisters were seven neglected sisters under UPA govt': Scindia slams Opposition
"Under the Modi government, northeastern states have been connected with other countries as well as the rest of the country. The seven sisters were earlier seven neglected sisters," Scindia in Lok Sabha.
3:20 PM - 'Opposition does not have faith in its no-confidence motion': Jyotiraditya Scindia
"The country has shown them a door, now they are leaving the Lok Sabha too. They do not believe in their on no-confidence motion," Scindia said as Opposition staged a walk out
3:10 PM - "Jab Dhritrashtra andhe the…": Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "Jab Dhritrashtra andhe the, tab Droupadi ka vastra haran hua tha, aaj bhi raja andhe baithe hai... Manipur aur Hastinapur mein koi farq nahi hai."
2:20 PM - 'Not going to be bullied… Mamata di, Rahul Gandhi not scared': Mahua Moitra slams Centre
"We are not going to be bullied. Mamata di is not scared. Mr Stalin is not scared. Rahul Gandhi is not scared. We reject you all and we will win..We are here to ask the question in our 'tum abhi chup raho' republic where the PM tells a Governor 'chup raho'. We as elected MPs in this House are routinely told 'chup raho'.
1:45 PM - 'Jayalalithaa's saree was pulled off': Nirmala Sitharaman slams Opposition on Manipur violence
Nirmala Sitharaman invokes how late Tamil Nadu Chief minister and AIADMK Chief Jayalalithaa was humiliated in the assembly in 1989 I agree that women suffering anywhere - Manipur, Delhi, Rajasthan - will have to be taken seriously. No politics played. But I want to remind this entire House of one incident which happened on 25th March 1989 in Tamil Nadu Assembly. Then she hadn't become CM Jayalalithaa's saree was pulled in Tamil Nadu in the Assembly.
1:20 PM - Nirmala Sitharaman reponds to Opposition MP's question on Sengol and Tamil Nadu
Union minister Nirmila Sitharaman alleged that former Prime Minister used the Sengol, which is now installed in new Parliament, as 'walking stick'. She was responding to DMK MP Kanimozhi who raised issue over the Tamil culture and imposition of Hindi.
1:00 PM - 'Are they fighting among themselves?': Nirmala Sitharaman attacks INDIA
Union finance minister took a jibe at the newly-formed INDIA coalotion and asked whether they are fighting among themselves, instead of fighting in unification. She gave the example of Karnataka health minister, a Congress leader, who was 'not impressed' after visiting the mohalla clinics in AAP-led Delhi government.
12:50 PM - Raita saaf kr rhe hai: Nirmala Sitharaman attacks Opposition
We have realised that the banking sector needs to be healthy and therefore we took a lot of measures. Banks are able to work without political interference, they are working with professional integrity. 'Banks mein failaya hua aapka raita hum saaf kar rahe hai'.
12:45 PM - UPA wasted an entire decade: Nirmala Sitharaman
UPA wasted an entire decade because there was a lot of corruption and cronyism. Today, every crisis and adversity has been changed into a reform and an opportunity.