Modi government adopting divide and rule policy: Kharge
New Delhi, July 20 : Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the Modi government of adopting divide and rule policy by breaking society, crushing freedoom of speech and pushing people into inequality.
Participating during the discussion on no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha, Kharge said: "I was wondering what Modi government did in the past 4 years three months. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh gave us lessons on history. You should tell us what you have done in the past four years."
"Rajnath Singh said they electrified the remaining 18,000 villages. But was electricity produced in the past 70 years. There are more than 6 lakh villages in the country. Who gave electricity to 6, 10,000 villages. Is it the Congress government or the BJP government?" asked Kharge.
"If you take credit for electrifying 18,000 villages in 4 years, don't you think it is a success story of the Congress government in electrifying more than 6 lakh villages in 70 years," he said.
"The manner in which you are trying to break the society, freedoom of speech crushed, pushing people into inequality, you cannot save democracy in this manner."
"You have to appreciate Congress' contribution in saving democracy. Your RSS-based ideology is against Baba Saheb Ambedkar's idelogy. The governemnt is good at insitgating..they try to didvide and rule," he added.
Talking about not conferring him the status of a full-fledged member in the Selection Committee for Lokpal, Kharge said: "You could not bring an amemdment or ordinace to include member of largest opposition party. You can bring 6-7 ordinances for other issues."
"If I call you as special invitee? Would you come," he asked.
Raising the issue of farmers' suicides, he said: "Farmers are committing suicides everyday. In 2014-15, around 12,360 suicides took place, in 2015-16 about 12,402 farmerrs committed suicide. In 2016-17, about 11,458 suicides took place and in 2017-18 more than 14,000 farmers committed suicide.
"Farmers suicides are increasing and government is saying they are doing a lot for them. They increased the MSP for farmers, when Lok Sabha elections are just seven months away, to find a way to go to the people. They only speak about Adani and Ambani," he added.
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Manipur: Mortal remains of children killed in bomb attack handed over to family
Imphal (PTI): The mortal remains of two children, who were killed in a bomb attack in Manipur's Bishnupur district in April, were handed over to family members on Saturday, officials said.
The bodies of the five-year-old boy and his six-month-old sister were kept in the morgue for 25 days, as the family members had refused to accept the mortal remains, demanding that the perpetrators be brought to book at the earliest.
On April 25, Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh had appealed to the family members of the children to accept the bodies. Singh had also said that all efforts were underway to find the culprits.
The two children were killed in a bomb attack at Tronglaobi in Bishnupur district on April 7. Their bodies were kept in the morgue at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal.
The incident had triggered widespread violent protests in the five valley districts of Manipur, and the case was subsequently handed over to the NIA.
Hundreds of people lined up along the way to Tronglaobi to offer floral tributes, as the mortal remains were taken for the last rites in an open vehicle earlier in the day.
