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Opposition parties who are often at loggerheads with each other in some states need to tone down their mutual bickering and show tact and maturity to convince electors that politics is the art of the possible and despite being contenders at regional level, they are committed to work together at the national level so as to produce a credible alternative

Trinamul demands a discussion now

They want a discussion and they want it NOW. And they are not mincing their words. Dola Sen and Derek O’Brien, Trinamul Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament have been putting pressure on the BJP government at the Centre to address the issue of Manipur and they have been sending out the message by myriad methods including social media – namely Twitter and Whatsapp – and a series of videotapes. Sen and O’Brien both went to Manipur along with other Trinamul and Opposition Unity (I.N.D.I.A) leaders to assess the situation and according to them what they witnessed was devastating.

“At least follow example of Mr Vajpayee if not other PMs,” Derek O’Brien asks PM Modi to speak in Rajya Sabha

Clearly, Derek O’Brien, All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, does not mince his words. The fiery politician and AITC spokesperson followed up his earlier video demanding the Indian Prime Minister to come to Parliament to discuss the Manipur issue, with a second video, released just a couple of days after the earlier one.