PM has time to campaign, but has forgotten Manipur: Kharge
New Delhi (IANS). Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said he would raise the Manipur issue in the monsoon session of Parliament and questioned the “silence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has time to campaign but has forgotten Manipur.
Speaking to the media at his residence here, Kharge said, “I have also given notice and MPs from several other opposition parties have also given notice for discussion on Manipur. But we have to see whether the Speaker will take up the issue.” allow.”
Hitting out at the Prime Minister, he said, “The Prime Minister is silent and has visited many countries including France, Egypt and other countries. He is silent on Manipur, he could have called a meeting on Manipur, but it seems he forgot.” went.”
Highlighting the plight of the people of the state, the Congress leader said that people are being looted, women are being gang-raped but Modiji is not remembering Manipur.
He said, “He has time to call a meeting of 38 parties. He could have gone to Manipur, they have adequate security arrangements, whereas Rahul Gandhi went there without any facilities.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha said, “He (Modi) has been roaming around campaigning for 80 days. He is ignoring Manipur. He should have resolved the issue but he is not interested in it and wants to Let this situation continue.”
When asked whether the Congress would seek to send an all-party delegation to Manipur, he said, “We (the Congress delegation) have gone and come back. Before the opposition parties, the Prime Minister should visit Manipur. We Want to discuss Manipur.” In Parliament and then a delegation of the opposition should be sent.”
Earlier in the day, Congress MP Ranjit Ranjan and Mahila Congress chief Netta D’Souza held a press conference at the party headquarters on the shocking video of two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur.
Addressing the media, D’Souza said, “PM Modi goes on election tour but he has not spoken a word on Manipur so far. Why can’t he, as the Prime Minister of the country, appeal for peace to the people of Manipur?” It means that Prime Minister Modi wants it to happen.”
Hitting out at the Prime Minister, she said, “The time has come for you to break your silence. The women of this country are ashamed of you. India will stand for Manipur.” He also said that if the Prime Minister of the country and all the central ministers are silent on the Manipur issue, then they want violence to happen in Manipur.
“The Prime Minister will have to take responsibility for this incident,” he said. He also said that we never thought that such inhuman treatment could happen to women in ‘New India’.
He said, “It makes our soul tremble even to think about the inhuman treatment meted out to women in Manipur.
Ranjan asked. “Even after giving the harshest punishment to the criminals, will we be able to restore the honor of those women? I am asking all the people sitting in the house – will this be called politics? Will it be called ‘all is well’ ?”
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor also criticized the government and said in a tweet, “The horrific video of women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted in Manipur a few months back is yet another confirmation of how shocking the tragedy is in that state .
