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Prime Minister Narendra Modi making a statement on the Manipur situation outside Parliament when it is in session is a violation of privilege and convention, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said , demanding the PM speak on the issue inside the Houses.
He said he also intends to move a notice demanding the prime minister make a statement inside Parliament.
#WATCH | Manipur is burning. Women are raped, naked, paraded and the PM is keeping quiet and is giving statements outside, says Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge pic.twitter.com/d2g7skXFMR
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“By doing so (making a statement outside Parliament), he has disregarded the privilege of Parliament and has acted against Parliamentary conventions of giving statements inside the House when the Parliament is in session,” Kharge said.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor told media media outside parliament, “Deeply concerned about the fact that the PM was silent for so long. None of us could understand it. We are very glad that he broke his silence, now we would like him to approach the issue in Parliament to discuss it…We want to discuss it when he speaks inside the Parliament. He has spoken outside the Parliament, to the media. I am very glad, he has at least raised his voice. Now, let him bring the voice to the Parliament itself.”
