Total breakdown of law and order in Manipur: INDIA team
1 year, 4 months ago

Total breakdown of law and order in Manipur: INDIA team

The Hindu  

Expressing “shock” at the evidence of “unprecedented violence” in Manipur, and the “brazen indifference” of the Prime Minister, Opposition MPs on a visit to the State held both the Central and State governments reponsible for the breakdown in law and order ever since a violent ethnic conflict broke out on May 3. “It is established beyond doubt that the State machinery has completely failed to control the situation for the last almost three months,” they said, in a joint letter to Governor Anusiya Uikey. “From the reports of incessant firing and arson of houses in the last few days, it is established beyond doubt that the State machinery has completely failed to control the situation for the last almost three months,” the letter noted. “Silence of the Hon’ble Prime Minister shows his brazen indifference to the violence in Manipur,” the Parliamentarians said.

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​Welcome spotlight: On the Supreme Court directive to Manipur government
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1 week, 3 days ago

​Welcome spotlight: On the Supreme Court directive to Manipur government

The Hindu  

Hearing a case by petitioners aggrieved with the unremitting hostilities in Manipur, the Supreme Court of India has directed the Manipur government to disclose details of destroyed and encroached properties following the ethnic violence a year and a half ago. The Court had also, a few months ago, extended the working tenure of the Justice Gita Mittal-led Committee supervising the …

DC Edit | Manipur continues to burn as Centre, state govt dither
1 month ago

DC Edit | Manipur continues to burn as Centre, state govt dither

Deccan Chronicle  

Protests are taking place in the capital with legislators of even the ruling party faring the ire of people who feel insecure at home; mobs are setting fire to the homes of the wielders of power and their kin. Neither the members of the majority nor those of the minority community feels safe in the state; none, starting from the …

Manipur Violence News: Amit Shah cancels Maharashtra Election rally to return to Delhi amid rising tensions
1 month ago

Manipur Violence News: Amit Shah cancels Maharashtra Election rally to return to Delhi amid rising tensions

Live Mint  

Manipur Violence News: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled his scheduled election rallies in Maharashtra and returned to Delhi as tensions escalate in the northeastern state of Manipur. Manipur Violence News: Amit Shah’s Return to Delhi for Emergency Review of Situation Amit Shah, who was in Maharashtra to campaign for the state Assembly elections, is now expected to hold …

'Completely failed to resolve crisis': NPP withdraws support to Biren Singh-led government in Manipur
1 month, 1 week ago

'Completely failed to resolve crisis': NPP withdraws support to Biren Singh-led government in Manipur

New Indian Express  

In a letter addressed to BJP president JP Nadda, NPP chief and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma came down heavily on Chief Minister N Biren Singh led NDA government in Manipur for "failing to resolve the crisis." Keeping the current situation in mind, the National People's Party has decided to withdraw its support to Biren Singh led Government in …

Failure of political astuteness in West Bengal and Manipur
3 months, 1 week ago

Failure of political astuteness in West Bengal and Manipur

Hindustan Times  

The image of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee facing a row of empty white chairs, dressed up with blue bows, “waiting and waiting and waiting” for doctors to show up, is an intriguing one, especially when it was followed by the embattled CM folding hands and apologising for the failure to break the impasse with protesting doctors, capping it …

Manipur News: State orders govt, private colleges to remain closed on 11-12 September
3 months, 1 week ago

Manipur News: State orders govt, private colleges to remain closed on 11-12 September

Live Mint  

Manipur Violence: As fresh clashes erupted in the North Eastern state of Manipur, the state government directed all government and private colleges to remain closed on 11 September, Wednesday and 12 September, Thursday. Manipur Protests On Tuesday, thousands of students and female protesters gathered to advance towards the Raj Bhavan on BT Road but were intercepted by security forces near …

Indefinite curfew imposed in Imphal amid protests, escalation in ethnic violence
3 months, 1 week ago

Indefinite curfew imposed in Imphal amid protests, escalation in ethnic violence

Hindustan Times  

The authorities on Tuesday imposed an indefinite curfew in Imphal East and Imphal West districts from 11 am amid protests over the last two days for handing over the unified command to the Manipur government to oversee security operations in the ethnic violence-hit state. Thousands of students took to the streets in Imphal on Sunday and gave an ultimatum of …

PM Modi’s ‘abject failure’ in Manipur is unforgivable: Mallikarjun Kharge
3 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi’s ‘abject failure’ in Manipur is unforgivable: Mallikarjun Kharge

The Hindu  

Expressing concern over the renewed violence in Manipur, the Congress on Monday demanded the immediate dismissal of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, and asked the Centre to take charge of the State’s security situation. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s abject failure in Manipur is unforgivable,” Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post on X. Violence unabated In a post on …

Amid violence in Manipur, CM Biren Singh meets Governor for second time
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid violence in Manipur, CM Biren Singh meets Governor for second time

Hindustan Times  

Amid increase in violence in the state since the beginning of September, Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh, along with his MLAs and ministers from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party met Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday for around an hour. A convoy of Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh arrives at the Raj Bhavan in Imphal to meet Governor …

Bihar: INDIA bloc to hold state-wide protests on July 20 over deteriorating law and order situation in state
5 months ago

Bihar: INDIA bloc to hold state-wide protests on July 20 over deteriorating law and order situation in state

India TV News  

The opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc in Bihar on Wednesday said that it will organise a state-wide agitation over the alleged deterioration in the law and order situation. Why is Chief Minister Nitish Kumar maintaining a silence on the current situation?”, RJD’s state party chief Jagadanand Singh said. Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar govt in Bihar Leader of Opposition in the assembly …

DC Edit | Time running out: Let PM act to end Manipur strife
5 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Time running out: Let PM act to end Manipur strife

Deccan Chronicle  

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Manipur and listen to the victims of the year-old ethnic strife comes as a reminder to the country and its leadership that the sufferings of the people of the border state are a reality and that they need a closure. The violence …

Law and order has ‘collapsed’ in Punjab: BJP’s Sunil Jakhar after meeting governor
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Law and order has ‘collapsed’ in Punjab: BJP’s Sunil Jakhar after meeting governor

Hindustan Times  

There is an ‘atmosphere of fear’ in Punjab as law and order has ‘collapsed’, BJP state chief Sunil Jakhar said on Monday after meeting governor Banwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhawan. Sunil Jakhar Calling it a courtesy call, Jakhar highlighted the recent incidents including the attack on Shiv Sena leader Sandeep Thapar, a man hacked to death with sharp-edged weapons in …

Manipur situation will be resolved within three months: CM Biren Singh
6 months ago

Manipur situation will be resolved within three months: CM Biren Singh

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh said on June 21 that peace would return to his State in two or three months because of the priority given to resolving the 14-month-long violence by the new National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre. This indicates there were seven months of peace with schools and business establishments reopening,” Mr. Singh told …

‘Won’t allow Manipur to break apart', declares Amit Shah in Imphal
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Won’t allow Manipur to break apart', declares Amit Shah in Imphal

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday alleged that “attempts were made to alter Manipur's demography through infiltration”, adding that the Lok Sabha election is between the forces “trying to break Manipur and those keeping it united”. Union home minister Amit Shah “The most important thing is that no matter how much one tries- ‘hum Manipur ko tutne nahi denge’,” …

PM Modi abandoned all responsibility for 'BJP-manufactured crisis' in Manipur: Congress
8 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi abandoned all responsibility for 'BJP-manufactured crisis' in Manipur: Congress

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of abandoning all responsibility for the "BJP-manufactured crisis" in Manipur and asked why is he "protecting" Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh attacked the BJP ahead of Home Minister Amit Shah's poll campaign engagements in the violence-hit state. "The Prime Minister has abandoned all responsibility …

Manipur Violence Claims 219 Lives So Far Governor Anusuiya Uikey NIA CAPF UNLF
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur Violence Claims 219 Lives So Far Governor Anusuiya Uikey NIA CAPF UNLF

ABP News  

New Delhi: Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Wednesday said that 219 people have been killed in ethnic violence in the state since May last year.Addressing the Manipur Assembly during the commencement of the budget session, she said that 198 companies of central armed police forces and 140 army columns have been deployed along with state forces to maintain law and …

PM Modi continues to maintain ‘total silence’ on Manipur, ‘horrific injustice’, says Congress
10 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi continues to maintain ‘total silence’ on Manipur, ‘horrific injustice’, says Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on February 4 said Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to maintain a "total silence" on the situation in Manipur, and alleged that he had committed a "horrific injustice" on the people there. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh tagged a media report on the CM’s meeting with Mr. Shah and said, “9 months to …

PM Modi cannot escape accountability by completely ignoring Manipur crisis: Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

PM Modi cannot escape accountability by completely ignoring Manipur crisis: Congress

The Hindu  

Questioning why Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not travelled to Manipur until now, the Congress on October 24 alleged that Mr. Modi “abandoned” the State at a time when his intervention and outreach were needed the most. The Congress leader asked why the Prime Minister has not met the Chief Minister of Manipur and elected MLAs of the State, most …

Violence in Manipur has been caused by the expansion of Hindutva to north-eastern India, says social activist
1 year, 2 months ago

Violence in Manipur has been caused by the expansion of Hindutva to north-eastern India, says social activist

The Hindu  

Terming the violence and atrocities on Kukis by Meiteis in Manipur as State- He was addressing a seminar on the tragic tale of Manipur organised by Karnataka State Dalit Sangharsh Samithi at S.M. Comparing the Manipur violence with the Gujarat violence of 2002, Mr. Shivasundar said that the Gujarat carnage and the Manipur violence have one thing in common, which, …

Congress accuses PM Modi of abandoning people of Manipur
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress accuses PM Modi of abandoning people of Manipur

The Hindu  

The Congress on Wednesday claimed that there had been no “marked improvement” in Manipur and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being “silent on the situation and abandoning the people of the State”. In a statement, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Manipur coming to such a situation just after 15 months since the BJP was elected to power was …

DC Edit | Manipur burning, fix the mess
1 year, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Manipur burning, fix the mess

Deccan Chronicle  

The peace in Manipur was as short-lived as the news cycles that may have swung the attention away from a problem that has been festering since the major outbreak of violence there in the first week of May. The repeal of the Internet ban, at 143 days the second longest in India after the one in Jammu & Kashmir, lasted …

Congress demands dismissal of Manipur CM Biren Singh as the State witnesses fresh protests
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress demands dismissal of Manipur CM Biren Singh as the State witnesses fresh protests

The Hindu  

Alleging that Manipur has been turned into a battlefield where violence against women and children has been “weaponised”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dismiss the State’s “incompetent” Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. Mr. Kharge’s remarks, posted on social media platform X, come a day after the Manipur government ordered a fresh ban on mobile internet …

In Manipur, efforts on to bring back sense of normalcy, law and order: Jaishankar
1 year, 2 months ago

In Manipur, efforts on to bring back sense of normalcy, law and order: Jaishankar

India Today  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said efforts are on in Manipur by the state and the central governments to find a way by which a sense of normalcy returns and there is adequate law-and-order enforcement. ".I think one part of the problem in Manipur has been the destabilising impact of migrants who have come," he said on Tuesday at the …

Four months after ethnic violence, Manipur lies 'forgotten' by Centre, alleges Congress
1 year, 3 months ago

Four months after ethnic violence, Manipur lies 'forgotten' by Centre, alleges Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on September 4 attacked the Centre over its handling of the situation in Manipur, alleging that four months after ethnic violence broke out, the State lies "forgotten" by the Modi government. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that in the last four months, the world has witnessed "how the prime minister has failed Manipur during its worst crisis". …

Playing out a farce: The Hindu Editorial on government and legislature functioning in Manipur
1 year, 3 months ago

Playing out a farce: The Hindu Editorial on government and legislature functioning in Manipur

The Hindu  

Given what transpired on Tuesday, it is difficult not to term the functioning of the government and the legislature in conflict-ridden Manipur a farce being played out in the State. That legislative functions have been so poorly conducted when there are pressing issues related to the rehabilitation of displaced residents, the recovery of looted weapons, the persisting ethnic divide leading …

Without Governor’s assent, Manipur Assembly session not held
1 year, 4 months ago

Without Governor’s assent, Manipur Assembly session not held

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The 60-member Manipur Assembly failed to hold a Special Session on Monday to discuss the ongoing ethnic violence as the Raj Bhavan did not issue any notification to convene it despite a recommendation from the State Cabinet. An official statement on August 4 said the State Cabinet had recommended to Governor Anusuiya Uikey the summoning of the fourth session …

Delhi Assembly likely to discuss Manipur issue today
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi Assembly likely to discuss Manipur issue today

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s legislative assembly on Thursday is likely to discuss the Manipur issue on the last day of its two-day session, the list of business scheduled for August 17 of the assembly stated. In his Independence Day speech, CM Kejriwal had criticised the central government on the ongoing crisis in Manipur Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to speak on the …

Peace will be restored in Manipur, PM Modi assures Lok Sabha
1 year, 4 months ago

Peace will be restored in Manipur, PM Modi assures Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured the people of Manipur that India and Parliament were with them and the State and Central governments were putting all efforts to bring peace and development back to the State, as his government won the motion of no-confidence amid a walkout by the Opposition. He spoke of the record of previous Congress governments …

India’s Modi appeals for peace in Manipur, months after ethnic clashes erupted in the state
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s Modi appeals for peace in Manipur, months after ethnic clashes erupted in the state

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s Narendra Modi appealed for peace during a Parliament debate Thursday, after opposition lawmakers had called for a no-confidence vote, accusing the prime minister of staying silent as a northeastern state governed by his party convulsed in months of ethnic violence. Modi raised the conflict in Manipur state some 90 minutes into his speech in response to …

Manipur violence shameful, don't politicise ethnic clashes: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur violence shameful, don't politicise ethnic clashes: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

India TV News  

Parliament Monsoon Session: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is replying on the No-Confidence Motion as sparks flew in the Lok Sabha on day 2 of debate on the motion moved by the Opposition demanding for PM Modi to speak in the Parliament on the Manipur issue. He said that the Opposition has moved the No-Confidence Motion against the Modi government …

DC Edit | After SC rebuke, Centre must act fast in Manipur
1 year, 4 months ago

DC Edit | After SC rebuke, Centre must act fast in Manipur

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court’s remarks, while hearing arguments in a suo motu case on the Manipur situation, that there has been an “absolute breakdown of the constitutional machinery and law and order”, are a reminder to the Union government that it must perform its responsibility of taking the state back to democracy and the constitutional mode of governance. The Union and …

Supreme indictment: on Manipur crisis and the Supreme Court of India’s censure
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme indictment: on Manipur crisis and the Supreme Court of India’s censure

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has pulled up the Manipur government for its “lethargic” investigations into the ethnic violence in the sensitive border State that began on May 3 and which has still not been doused. Pointing out that arrests have been “few and far between”, in the context of around 6,500 first information reports filed in relation to the violence, the …

Manipur status report on FIRs shows complete breakdown of constitutional machinery from May to July: Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur status report on FIRs shows complete breakdown of constitutional machinery from May to July: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Manipur government’s status report on 6,523 FIRs points to an “absolute breakdown of the constitutional machinery” in the State since ethnic violence broke out at the beginning of May, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. FIRs registered months later The hearing saw the Court peruse the status report prepared overnight by the State government. ‘Inadequate information’ The Court said …

Manipur violence: Opposition delegation meets Governor, submits memorandum
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur violence: Opposition delegation meets Governor, submits memorandum

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday asserted that if the Manipur ethnic conflict is not resolved soon, it may create security problems for the country. A delegation of opposition INDIA bloc alliance MPs called on Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey at Raj Bhavan and submitted a memorandum on their observations after visiting the northeastern state. The opposition delegation of …

Manipur government let strife go out of control: INDIA
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur government let strife go out of control: INDIA

The Hindu  

A team of 21 parliamentarians from the INDIA coalition landed in Imphal on July 29 morning on a two-day visit. It is clear that the State administration has no clear road map to restore peace or even to rehabilitate those who have been languishing in the refugee camps for nearly three months.” VIDEO | A delegation of 21 MPs from …

Imagine what he'd say if Congress was in power in Manipur: Gehlot slams PM Modi
1 year, 5 months ago

Imagine what he'd say if Congress was in power in Manipur: Gehlot slams PM Modi

India Today  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for mentioning poll-bound Rajasthan while addressing the issue of violence in Manipur but not visiting the riot-hit state. The chief minister pointed out that Manipur is governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, and he questioned what the PM's response would have been if the state was under Congress rule. "PM …

DC Edit | Oppostion has right to protest, but let Parliament be productive
1 year, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Oppostion has right to protest, but let Parliament be productive

Deccan Chronicle  

In an election year, it is hard to expect anything other than hard-nosed and pragmatic election-focused thoughts, words and actions from any political leader or party. With the national battlelines for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections set between INDIA and NDA, the two main alliances, with a handful of parties still outside both, business is bound to be all about …

Belated outrage: The Hindu Editorial on the Manipur violence and the top political response
1 year, 5 months ago

Belated outrage: The Hindu Editorial on the Manipur violence and the top political response

The Hindu  

After two and a half months of widespread and continuing violence in Manipur, which included a conflagration in early May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally broke his silence, after video images of tribal women being paraded naked in Thoubal district on May 4 once again showed up the heinous nature of the conflict in the State. After outrage expressed by …

PM Modi’s absence in both Houses spurs Opposition protests
1 year, 5 months ago

PM Modi’s absence in both Houses spurs Opposition protests

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained absent from both Houses of Parliament on July 21, leading to another day of protests, with the Opposition remaining steadfast in its demand that he deliver a statement on the ethnic strife in Manipur, followed by a structured debate. Defence Minister’s assurance At this point, the Defence Minister, who is also the deputy leader of …

Spoke for 30 seconds after 1800 hrs of silence on Manipur: Congress on PM’s remarks
1 year, 5 months ago

Spoke for 30 seconds after 1800 hrs of silence on Manipur: Congress on PM’s remarks

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Congress leaders on Thursday renewed their attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement ahead of Parliament’s monsoon session that also expressed his anguish over the viral video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur, saying PM Modi has finally broken his silence on the situation in Manipur but that the fleeting reference to Manipur was …

Outside Parliament, PM breaks silence on Manipur sexual assault, promises stringent punishment for guilty
1 year, 5 months ago

Outside Parliament, PM breaks silence on Manipur sexual assault, promises stringent punishment for guilty

The Hindu  

Expressing “anguish and anger” at the sexual assault of two women in Manipur documented in a viral video, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday vowed that the guilty would not be spared and that the law would act with its “full might”. He was responding to the stark footage of two women being stripped and paraded naked in Manipur’s Thoubal …

Manipur sexual violence video | Supreme Court ‘deeply disturbed’, orders Centre, Manipur government to act
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur sexual violence video | Supreme Court ‘deeply disturbed’, orders Centre, Manipur government to act

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud summoned the government’s top law officers — the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General — on Thursday to convey that the court was “deeply disturbed” by a video showing two women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted in strife-ridden Manipur. ‘Gross violations’ “The court is deeply disturbed by the visuals which have appeared in the media since …

Modi pained' by Manipur women abuse
1 year, 5 months ago

Modi pained' by Manipur women abuse

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke for the first time on Thursday about the distressing situation in Manipur expressing his pain and anger over women being paraded naked. With the Opposition MPs shouting slogans such as "Manipur Manipur" and "Manipur is burning", Parliament witnessed frequent adjournments before finally adjourning for the day. Kharge said that "humanity has died in …

Manipur CM has lost control, must resign: Leftist MPs
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur CM has lost control, must resign: Leftist MPs

The Hindu  

Presenting the findings of a delegation of CPI-CPI parliamentarians who visited Manipur, the Left parties have reiterated their demand for BJP leader and Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s ouster, saying that the State administration has collapsed completely with the Chief Minister losing legitimacy and credibility. The delegation comprising Bikashranjan Bhattacharya, John Brittas, Binoy Viswam, K. Subbarayan and P. Sandosh Kumar …

‘We can’t run law & order’: SC says Manipur crisis to be handled by elected govt
1 year, 5 months ago

‘We can’t run law & order’: SC says Manipur crisis to be handled by elected govt

Live Mint  

Amid ongoing violence in Manipur, the Supreme Court asserted on Monday that it couldn't ‘run’ the law and order situation for the state government. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha urged different groups involved in the matter to "give positive suggestions" that could be conveyed to the N Biren Singh administration and the Centre. At …

Biren Singh government's continuance major hurdle in restoring peace in Manipur: Left leaders
1 year, 5 months ago

Biren Singh government's continuance major hurdle in restoring peace in Manipur: Left leaders

The Hindu  

The continuance of the Biren Singh government is a major impediment in restoring peace and normalcy in Manipur, claimed a joint delegation of CPI and CPI Parliamentarians following a three-day visit to the violence-hit northeastern State. In a statement, the parties said all communities and sections along with the civil society need to be brought on board for a meaningful …

PM’s silence bothering people in Manipur, say Left MPs
1 year, 5 months ago

PM’s silence bothering people in Manipur, say Left MPs

The Hindu  

People in Manipur have lost faith in the N. Biren Singh government and are pained by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the ethnic conflict in the State for more than two months now, a delegation of Left Front MPs said on July 7. The five CPI and CPI members of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha — John …

PM Modi must sack Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge
1 year, 5 months ago

PM Modi must sack Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

The Hindu  

The first thing Prime Minister Narendra Modi should do is to sack Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said on June 26 as he questioned Mr. Modi’s silence on the violence in the State. Taking to Twitter, the Congress chief said that reports indicated that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had finally spoken to Mr. Modi …

While Manipur is burning PM 'silent', HM ‘ineffective’: Jairam Ramesh
1 year, 5 months ago

While Manipur is burning PM 'silent', HM ‘ineffective’: Jairam Ramesh

Hindustan Times  

Hitting out at the Centre over the situation in violence-hit Manipur, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday alleged that while the northeastern state is "burning", Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "silent", Home Minister Amit Shah is "ineffective" and Chief Minister N Biren Singh is "non-functional". Ramesh said former Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh took 10 years to restore …

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