New Delhi: The Congress social gathering Tuesday morning submitted a 12-point memorandum to the President of India delineating a plan of motion to curb the continuing violence in Manipur.
A delegation of the social gathering — led by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and consisting of former chief minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh, state unit chief Keisham Meghachandra, and state in-charge Bhakta Charan Das, amongst different state leaders — met President Droupadi Murmu and handed over the memorandum.
Talking at a press convention on the Congress headquarters in Delhi after assembly Murmu, Ibobi Singh hit out on the BJP, alleging that the violence in Manipur had been orchestrated with a “hidden agenda”.
“I don’t know what the hidden agenda of the (BJP) state authorities and the Narendra Modi-led authorities on the Centre is. They (the state authorities) aren’t attempting to establish the useless our bodies and hand them over to the following of kin. If what occurred in Manipur have been to occur in some other state, the nation would burn. I don’t know what their intention is. Possibly they thought it’s a small state. Allow them to kill one another. What is going to occur?” stated Singh.
Congress leaders from Manipur have additionally sought a gathering with Dwelling Minister Amit Shah, at present on a four-day go to to the state.
“After campaigning in Karnataka, after 10 Could, we thought they might instantly rush to Manipur. However it was solely yesterday that Dwelling Minister Amit Shah got here to Manipur. I don’t know what the hidden secret agenda of the BJP is. However we wish to enchantment to him, please save the folks of Manipur,” he added.
ThePrint reached BJP nationwide spokesperson Sambit Patra by way of textual content however didn’t get a response on the time of publishing this report. The article might be up to date if and when a response is acquired.
Within the memorandum handed to the president, the Congress has requested “agency and sustained efforts” to manage the violence between the tribal Kuki and non-tribal Meitei communities, and “for fast restoration of peace, concord, and normalcy”.
It’s the RSS/BJP’s politics of divide and rule that’s answerable for the present disaster in Manipur. The final time Manipur burned was 22 years in the past when BJP was ruling within the Centre. This time issues have turned from dangerous to worse.
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“The Union authorities should instantly take all potential measures to manage and confine all militant teams (together with these underneath SoO) and be sure that all armed civilian teams be stopped forthwith by taking applicable motion,” it added.
The social gathering additional advised that villages close to the foothills of the state of each the Kuki and Meitei communities have to be lined with ample safety in order that armed militants don’t “intrude and disturb peace”.
It additionally requested for rehabilitation of displaced individuals, fast identification of those that are lacking or have misplaced their lives and compensation for lack of life and property. A proposal was additionally made for the state authorities to take over the functioning of all reduction camps and provisions to be made for schooling of displaced kids in these camps.
A high-level inquiry fee, headed by a serving or retired SC decide, has additionally been proposed.
(Edited by Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri)
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