NEW DELHI: India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inaction over deadly ethnic conflict in the country's northeast on Wednesday, in his first parliamentary speech since his defamation conviction was suspended. Modi's administration is being forced this week to defend its conduct over violence in Manipur state that has killed at least 120 people. You threw kerosene in Manipur, and lit a spark," Gandhi said, with cheers from supporters and jeers from rival lawmakers. "India's army can bring in peace in one day but you're not using it," Gandhi told fellow lawmakers. Gandhi, 53, is the son, grandson and great-grandson of three former prime ministers, beginning with independence leader Jawaharlal Nehru.

Source: Manila Times August 11, 2023 02:58 UTC