New Delhi:

The opposition staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha just before Prime Minister Narendra Modi began speaking on Manipur during his reply to the no-confidence motion today. 

The walkout prompted the PM to say, “They don’t have patience.”

Nearly one-and-a-half hours into his speech, after pointed attacks at the INDIA alliance, the Congress and party leader Rahul Gandhi, the Prime Minister had been criticising the new grouping over its approach to the economy, when members of the coalition walked out.

With Mr Gandhi at the forefront, the MPs walked out of the Lok Sabha, chanting slogans and waving placards. 

Even as the MPs were leaving, PM Modi said, “Those who don’t believe in democracy are always ready to speak, but don’t have the patience to listen. Abuse and leave. Litter and leave. Spread lies and leave. This is their game. This country cannot expect much from them.”