No-Confidence Motion Debate: Amit Shah's Top Quotes From Lok Sabha

From a no-confidence motion moved by the opposition to Manipur violence, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday spoke in length about various issues in the Lok Sabha.

In his nearly two-hour speech, he highlighted the achievements of Narendra Modi's government.

Here are the top quotes:

• The no-confidence motion brought to create confusion among people...(it is) a politically motivated move.
• Opposition may not have confidence in PM Modi but people of India have full confidence in Modi govt.People have voted Modi govt to power twice, Modi is the most successful PM in India.
• Whatever happening in Manipur is ethnic violence triggered by circumstances, it should not be turned into a political issue.
• A state CM needs to be changed when he is not cooperating. This CM (N Biren Singh) is cooperating with the Centre.
• The character of political parties and alliances is revealed in such times of crises. UPA's character is to indulge in corruption to save the government by hook or by crook, while the BJP-led NDA's character is to stand up to the principles.
• Corruption, dynasty politics and appeasement are the three ills of Indian politics. Pm Modi finished these. Now he practises politics of performance.
• We will talk to the youth of Kashmir valley, not Hurriyat, Jamiat and Pakistan.
• PM Modi has visited Northeast more than 50 times in the last nine years. This shows that the Northeast is part of our country. They are questioning us over the Northeast, when they themselves did nothing for the region.
• I want to tell everyone that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is the first government since independence with two-third majority, and the confidence of people did that, twice. PM Modi is the hardest working PM since independence. Many surveys in the world say that too. He has never taken leave, he works for 17 hours a day.
• In 1999, during Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government, we could have also done that (bribing leaders) and we put forward our points and lost the motion by one vote, we could have saved the motion. Sometimes, a no-confidence motion brings out the real pic of alliances. We lost by one vote but came back with a majority.
• What we have given to farmers are not freebies, but we have made them self-sufficient.They (UPA) keep saying that they will waive off farmers' loans. We don't believe in just waving off loans but in making a system where one doesn't have to take a loan.
• There is one member in this House who has been launched 13 times in politics. This member failed all 13 times. I have seen one launching when he went to meet a poor lady from Bundelkhand named Kalavati. But what did you do for her? House, ration, and electricity were provided to her by the Modi government.
• UPA was a good name..why did they need to change the name of the alliance? UPA was involved in scams amounting to over Rs 12 lakh crores...Who was involved in Bofors scam, 2G spectrum scam, CWG scam, Coal scam, Adarsh scam, National Herald scam, Vadra's DLF scam, Fodder scam...? They don't have any other way than changing the name of the alliance. We don't have to change our name as we are not involved in any scams. NDA govt has given a stable government to the country.