INDIA MPs meet Manipur Governor, slam ‘failure’ to stop violence

Opposition MPs meet the Manipur Governor. Photo- @INCIndia

NEW DELHI, IMPHAL: Twenty-one MPs of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) have concluded their two-days visit to the strife-torn Manipur, India’s North-East state bordering Myanmar. The state is witnessing ethnic clashes since May 3.

The delegation visited relief camps and met affected people and later met the state’s Governor and have written a letter to her raising concern over the state’s situation. The Opposition leaders, after returning from Manipur chided the Central and state government on their ‘failure’ to stop the violence and restore peace in the state.

“You are requested to apprise the union government of the complete breakdown of law and order in Manipur for the last 89 days so as to enable them to intervene in the precarious situation in Manipur to restore peace and normalcy,” the opposition alliance’s letter to the Manipur governor said.

Governor Anusuiya Uikey told the INDIA delegation that she is doing everything in her power to restore normalcy.

A memorandum signed and submitted by the delegation of I.N.D.I.A. alliance to Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey requesting her to restore peace and harmony, taking all effective measures, in Imphal on 30 July, 2023. Photo- ANI

After returning from violence-hit Manipur, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha urged the Kuki and Meitei communities to cooperate in restoring peace and harmony in the state saying that there is “no alternative to peace anywhere”.

“We want peace to be restored in Manipur. Peace with justice. Our only demand is that both communities should live in harmony. The situation in Manipur is dangerous. Be it Madhya Pradesh or Manipur, there is no alternative to peace anywhere,” Jha said while talking to the media.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said that the union ministers including Prime Minister Narendra Modi should also visit the state.

“We are disheartened by what happened to the people there. In the meeting with the Governor, we suggested that under the leadership of the Prime Minister, an all-India all-party delegation come here. This is what we have been suggesting since the first day. But the PM is missing. His ministers are giving statements while sitting in Delhi. They should visit Manipur to see the ground reality there…” Gogoi said.

Janata Dal (United) MP Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh said that the people of the Kuki and Meitei communities in Manipur are facing a “sense of insecurity” and have a “lack of confidence” in the state government.

“There is a sense of insecurity and lack of confidence in the two communities. They expressed their lack of confidence in the State Government. Incidents happened since 3rd May but the State Government took no steps to control it,” Lalan Singh said while talking to ANI.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sushmita Dev, who was also part of the delegation claimed that the Opposition wanted a visit of the all-party delegation to which the central government did not agree.

CPI(M) MP A.A. Rahim said, “All the systems are paralysed there. The double engine [referring to BJP governments at the Centre and the state] has completely paralysed and failed there. There is no relief in relief camps…I would like to ask both Union government and state government to restore peace…PM can’t visit there because of hatred politics…This is the aftermath of political polarisation led by BJP and RSS in Manipur…”

National Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party Sambit Patra on Sunday took a swipe at the Opposition alliance which concluded their visit to Manipur on Sunday, saying that “politics will begin again from tomorrow”.

The Opposition parties have been pressing for their demand since the beginning of the monsoon session of Parliament on July 20. The government has said that it is ready for debate on the issue but the opposition has insisted on a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in both the Houses of the Parliament.

The monsoon session of Parliament has seen disruptions with the opposition members pressing their demand for a detailed discussion on Manipur and a statement from the Prime Minister.

 

By SAT News Desk/ANI/The Wire

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