Manipur violence: Opposition parties submit signed memorandum to PM Narendra Modi
Hindustan TimesAmid the ongoing crisis in Manipur, opposition leaders from ten like minded political parties including the Congress, AAP, AITC, NCP, CPI ), Shiv Sena among others, submitted a signed memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who left for the United States, on Tuesday. The memorandum, a copy of which HT has seen, read that the ten political parties urged for assurance of strict adherence to ground rules of “Suspension of Operation” by Kuki militants along with heightened security vigil in the same along with, a realistic” re-consideration of the relief package for the people of Manipur which the parties jointly acknowledged was inadequate. “People of Manipur do not like to see Biren Singh’s face, so he must be held responsible for everything.We demand he must go and once he goes, I assure you violence will cease within one hour,” Luwang said. The Supreme Court on Tuesday said violence in Manipur is “purely an issue of law-and-order”, as it refused to urgently hear a plea for the deployment of armed forces in the state to protect the Kukis and order prosecution of those attacking the tribal community.