Indian PM lambasts opposition, survives no-confidence voteAFP, NEW DELHIThe government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday defeated a no-confidence motion in parliament after a fiery speech by Modi at the climax of a three-day debate. The no-confidence vote was dismissed by the government ahead of the vote as a headline-grabbing gimmick ahead of a general election next year. “They have been launching the same failed product again and again, but the launch fails every time.”Gandhi, 53, is the son, grandson and great-grandson of three former Indian prime ministers. Gandhi was in March sentenced to two years in prison in a cast that critics flagged as an effort to stifle political opposition. Modi’s party has been repeatedly accused by political opponents and rights groups of fomenting religious divisions for electoral purposes.
