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In the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rose to speak in his first address after assuming charge for the third straight term, the Opposition chanted in unison, in a seeming uproar, “Manipur ko nyay do” (Do justice). Manipur has been in the throes for ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki community for over a year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Opposition INDIA bloc has been vocal about an alleged silence of PM Modi over the ethnic violence in Manipur. Since 3 May 2023, the ethnic violence between the dominant Meitei community and the Kuki-Zo community has claimed over 220 lives and uprooted over 60,000 people who now live in camps across the State, or have sought refuge outside Manipur.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla rebuked the Opposition and said \u2018Ye tareeqa nahi hota hai\u2019 (This is no way of behaving<\/i>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n #WATCH<\/a> | PM Narendra Modi replies to Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address, in the Lok Sabha<\/p>\n He says “Yesterday and today, several MPs have expressed their views of the President’s address, especially those who have come among us for the first time as Parliamentarians.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/yeLlcxFv67<\/a><\/p>\n\n