Manipur:
On July 29 and 30, a delegation made up of 21 MPs representing 16 different parties in the opposition’s coalition, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), will visit Manipur. The leaders will evaluate the situation on the ground in the violent state.
The delegation of 20 leaders will include Congress leaders Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Gaurav Gogoi, Phulo Devi Netam, K Suresh; TMC’s Sushmita Dev, Sushil Gupta from AAP, Arvind Sawant from Shiv Sena (UBT), Kanimozhi Karunanidhi from DMK, JD(U) leaders Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Aneel Prasad Hegde, Sandosh Kumar (CPI), AA Rahim (CPIM), Manoj Kumar Jha (RJD), Javed Ali Khan (Samajwadi Party), Mahua Maji (JMM), PP Mohammed Faizal (NCP), ET Mohammed Basheer (IUML), NK Premachandran (RSP), D Ravikumar (VCK), Thiru Thol Thirumavalavan (VCK) and Jayant Singh (RLD).
A TEAM WILL TRAVEL TO AREAS HIT BY VIOLENCE
According to Congressman Naseer Hussain, the INDIA MPs will leave Delhi on Saturday morning and arrive in Imphal before lunchtime. In the state’s valley and hilly regions, they will travel to the violently affected districts.
Additionally, on Sunday, the team will meet with Anusuiya Uikey, the governor of Manipur. Hussain claims that the MPs desire a debate on their findings in the House of Commons. A news conference will be held by the lawmakers, according to the Congress leader, if the discussion is not permitted in Parliament.
Hussain argued that the BJP-led government at the center is being “stubborn” by prohibiting discussion of the Manipur issue during the current monsoon session of Parliament. Additionally, he attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that the state of Manipur has experienced extreme violence, rapes of women, and “ethnic cleansing” but that the prime minister “does not have time” for the region.
According to Naseer Hussain, the prime minister has the time to travel to states that are about to hold elections, including Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, where he criticizes opposition figures without saying a word for the people of Manipur.
The opposition’s intention to send a delegation to Manipur, according to the Congress MP, will signal to the state’s impacted citizens that the Parliament is concerned about their situation.
The opposition has been pressing the prime minister to address the issue in ethnically divided Manipur in Parliament and then hold a full discussion about it. Since May 3, ethnic violence in the northeastern state of Manipur has claimed the lives of more than 160 individuals.
