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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday talked about Manipur outside Parliament for the first time ever after ethnic violence broke out in the northeastern state more than three months ago. He alleged that the opposition parties, whom he called GHAMANDIA (arrogant), betrayed the strife-torn state.

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This week we saw crucial bills being tabled in the Lok Sabha, while the opposition took on the Narendra Modi-government over the Manipur conflict with a no-confidence motion.

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Several BJP legislators and Meitei groups have accused the oldest paramilitary force in the country

Union Minister Anurag Thakur accused Rahul Gandhi of not caring about the people of Rajasthan and differentiating between Manipur and other States. He said the NDA government under PM Modi ended the culture of "bombs and bandhs" in the northeast, and replaced Congress' Look East policy with Act East policy.