Cop Can't Fill In For A Collector: Congress After Amit Shah Speech

The Congress stance became clear with a quip from Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, its leader in the Lok Sabha, shortly after Amit Shah's speech.

Union Home Minister 2-plus hour speech in parliament today -- one of the longest -- does not appear to have satisfied the opposition. The Congress, in particular, appeared to be in no mood to back off from the demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi address the House on the Manipur situation. The party's stance became clear with a quip from Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, its leader in the Lok Sabha, shortly after Mr Shah's speech.

"We have been demanding a discussion (on Manipur) since Day One, not today," Mr Chowdhury said.

"We have been asking for the Prime Minister to come to parliament and begin the discussion. We never said that we doubt the competence of Home minister Amit Shah. But I'd say this much -- how can a policeman answer a query that should be answered by the District Collector," he added amid loud guffaws from opposition leaders.