NEW DELHI, November 17
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”.
Kharge said the people of the state will never forgive or forget that Prime Minister Narendra Modi left them to fend for themselves and never set foot in their state to cure their miseries.
“@narendramodi ji, Under your dual-engine governments, ‘neither Manipur is one nor Manipur is safe’,” the Congress president said in an article on X.
“Since May 2023, she has suffered unimaginable pain, 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 series 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.
AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said “the continued rise in violence in Manipur shows how much the situation has spiraled out of control.”
“Murders have become daily again and crowds reign in the streets,” he said in a message on X.
“When even the ruling party MLAs are not safe in Manipur, how can the common citizen have any hope of peace? The crisis has spiraled out of control simply because of the active choice of the Prime Minister and the Minister of State. ‘Inside fueling the politics of hate,’ he said. in his position.
“The SM is busy campaigning, while the Prime Minister is leaving for another foreign visit while Manipur is burning again. This is our urgent appeal to the Center to restore peace in Manipur at the earliest early,” the Congress leader said.
A day after the bodies of 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 and to suspend the 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