New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) As fresh violence erupted in Manipur, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday alleged that the ruling party deliberately wanted the border state to burn as “it serves its hateful politics of division”.

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah canceled his election rallies in Maharashtra due to escalating violence in Manipur.

“@narendramodi ji, Under your dual-engine governments, ‘neither Manipur is One nor Manipur Safe’,” the Congress president said in an article on X.

“Since May 2023, she has suffered unimaginable suffering, divisions and latent violence, which have destroyed the future of her people.

“We say with utmost responsibility that it seems that the BJP deliberately wants to burn Manipur as this serves its hateful divisive politics,” he said.

Kharge said at least 17 people had lost their lives since November 7, adding that new districts were being added to the list of conflict-torn regions and the fire was spreading to the northeastern border states.

“You have failed Manipur – a beautiful border state. Even if you visit Manipur in future, the people of the state will never forgive or forget that you left them to fend for themselves and never set foot in their state to cure their miseries and find a solution,” the Congress leader said.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi also termed the recent spate of violent clashes and continued bloodshed in Manipur as “deeply worrying”.

He urged Prime Minister Modi to visit the state and work towards restoring peace in the region.

In an article on X, Gandhi said the recent series of violent clashes and continued bloodshed in Manipur were deeply worrying.

“After more than a year of divisions and suffering, all Indians hoped that the central and state governments would do everything possible to achieve reconciliation and find a solution,” the former Congress leader said.

“I once again urge the Prime Minister to visit Manipur and work towards restoration of peace and healing in the region,” he said.

A day after the bodies of three of the six missing people were recovered from a river in Manipur, protesters on Saturday attacked the residences of three state ministers and six MLAs, prompting the government to suspend prohibitory orders in five districts for an indefinite period. in addition to suspending internet services in parts of the state.

In Imphal, angry protesters ransacked the houses of three legislators, including that of Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s son-in-law, and set their properties on fire even as security forces fired tear gas shells to disperse the agitators. PTI SKC AS AS

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