'Who the hell you think you are?' TMC MP Derek O'Brien takes on PM Modi over Manipur issue

PTC Web Desk: TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien on Monday strongly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his absence in Parliament and failure to address the Manipur issue during the House session.

"Mr Prime Minister, who the hell you think you are?" Derek O'Brien said and went on to name former Prime Ministers of India such as Jawahar Lal Nehru, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh and Rajeev Gandhi all came to the issue and discussed important issues.

"Mr Prime Minister you are so arrogant, you have a heart of stone...," said Derek O'Brien was  reported as saying outside Parliament.

The opposition alliance, as INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) parties, has been unwavering in its demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi discuss the issue of the Manipur violence during the Parliamentary session. Additionally, they submitted a no-confidence motion, which has been accepted by Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla.

On the other hand, Piyush Goyal, Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha, said, "We have clearly said to the Rajya Sabha Chairman Speaker that whenever he wants, we are ready to have discussions on Manipur. We are requesting the Opposition to have discussions for 10 days. The Opposition is scared of something, they are running away from discussions. I said inside Parliament that we should have discussions today at 2 pm"