Members of the united opposition, INDIA, had marched out of the Rajya Sabha on Monday and have been sitting near the Gandhi statue in the Parliament complex overnight. The opposition's goal for the monsoon session is to keep focus on the Manipur issue. The move came after AAP MP Sanjay Singh was suspended for the rest of the session and they decided to hold a relay protest throughout the night till 10.45 am on Tuesday morning.
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00:00 Members of the United Opposition India had marched out of the Rajya Sabha on Monday and
00:12 have been sitting near the Gandhi statue in the Parliament complex overnight.
00:16 The opposition's goal for the monsoon session is to keep focus on the Manipur issue.
00:21 The move came after MP Sanjay Singh was suspended for the rest of the session and they decided
00:25 to hold a relay protest throughout the night till 10.45 am on Tuesday morning.
00:31 The protesting MPs could be seen holding 'Save Manipur' placards with one of the main demands
00:35 being that PM Modi addresses the House regarding the Manipur issue before any other discussion
00:41 on the issue.
00:42 The PM broke his silence only on July 20, the first day of the session and the day after
00:47 a video emerged from the north-eastern state of two women being paraded naked and molested
00:51 by a mob.
00:52 While PM Modi spoke about the incident outside the Parliament, the opposition wants a statement
00:57 and discussion inside.
00:58 Our PM Sanjay Singh, who is a part of the overnight protest, said, "We are sitting
01:02 here since yesterday.
01:04 Our only demand is that PM Modi should speak on the Manipur issue.
01:07 We will keep protesting here and I am still requesting PM Modi to come to the Parliament
01:11 and talk on Manipur."
01:14 "We were sitting here all night and all day in front of the Gandhi plaque.
01:22 Our only demand from the Indian Prime Minister is that he should answer on the Manipur issue.
01:29 If violence has been going on in a state like ours, which is a border state, for the past
01:39 90 days, then how can the PM remain silent?
01:44 The home of the Central Minister of the country was burnt, the home of the State's female
01:49 minister was burnt, small children are being killed, elderly are being killed, young people
01:54 are being killed, gang rapes are being committed against women.
01:57 And the most shameful picture that has come out is that two women are being paraded naked.
02:05 One of them is a woman whose husband has taken part in the Kargil war.
02:12 Now imagine, the retired commander of the army is saying that he took part in the Kargil
02:19 war and protected the country, but could not protect his wife.
02:25 This is a statement that is humiliating to the 140 crore Indians.
02:33 And if we all have a little compassion, then today we need to stand with the warriors
02:39 of Kargil.
02:40 Today we need to stand with the women of Manipur.
02:43 And that is why we will continue our protest, our movement in front of the Bapu statue.
02:49 And I am still requesting the Indian Prime Minister to come and tell the Sadan how you
02:59 will bring peace there.
03:01 There is a double-engine government there.
03:04 There is BJP in the state, there is BJP in the country.
03:08 And your Chief Minister himself is saying that there have been hundreds of such incidents.
03:14 I mean, they are not even ashamed that the Chief Minister himself is admitting that
03:19 there have been hundreds of such incidents there.
03:22 So who should be held accountable for this?
03:25 The Chief Minister should come to Sadan and answer.
03:31 The whole country is looking at him.
03:34 If a cheetah comes, he has a lot of time to take pictures.
03:38 He has time to show the flag of the railway.
03:42 He has time to travel the world.
03:45 And a part of the country is burning.
03:48 Gang rape is happening with women there.
03:51 And you are not going to talk about Manipur?
03:55 So this is our question.
03:57 The demand was repeated by all the constituents of the India bloc who held the protest before
04:01 they started the proceedings.
04:03 Supriya Suli of NCP, A Raja of DMK, Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhiranjan Chaudhary,
04:07 Manoj Jha of RJD, Sanjay Singh of AAP, NK Premchandran of RSP, Amar Singh, God of Gogoi
04:12 Congress, Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lallan of JDU, among others, raised the slogan "Manipur
04:17 Wants Justice".
04:19 Opposition MPs will take turns to sit on dharna at the Gandhi statue for which a roster was
04:23 created for two-hour turns.
04:25 Members from the Congress and Trinamool Congress were present throughout the night.
04:28 Several opposition members of Parliament, MPs, have submitted notices for an adjournment
04:32 motion to address the situation in Manipur.
04:34 They are pushing for an unrestricted debate, allowing all parties to express their views
04:38 without any time constraints.
04:40 Since the beginning of the monsoon session on Thursday, the opposition has been protesting
04:44 on this matter.
04:45 Malik Arjun Gharg, the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, has expressed strong concerns
04:49 and criticised the government for what he perceives as insensitivity.
04:53 He emphasised their demand for the Prime Minister to personally address the House and provide
04:57 a statement.
04:58 Opposition party leaders are scheduled to meet at Congress President Malik Arjun Gharg's
05:02 chamber on Tuesday to chalk out the joint strategy for the day and beyond.
05:06 The opposition parties are also planning a visit of their chief ministers as part of
05:10 an all-party delegation to the troubled state to reach out to the people.
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