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Leaders of several opposition parties staged a protest in Parliament complex demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in the House on the Manipur issue.
Holding placards and banners that read “INDIA for Manipur” and “INDIA demands PM’s statement on Manipur”, the opposition parties raised slogans against the government in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Parliament complex.
Speaking to reporters, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said it is the prime minister’s duty to make a comprehensive statement in Parliament on Manipur violence.
#WATCH | Opposition parties (I.N.D.I.A) protest in Parliament demanding PM Modi’s statement on Manipur in both houses. pic.twitter.com/zhX9ZKMtal
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senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and General Secretary in-charge of Communications tweeted, “The 3rd day of Monsoon session of Parliament begins today. INDIA’s demand is straightforward. PM should make a comprehensive statement on the horrific post-May 3 developments in Manipur, after which a discussion would take place to express our collective sense of pain, anguish and desire for reconciliation.” “No 5D drama that PM does to escape responsibility in such situations: He denies, ‘distorts’, diverts, deflects and ‘defames’. Will he rise to the occasion? Manipur is waiting. The nation is watching.”
“What more can I say that Manipur is being discussed internationally but not in our country… It is a matter of shame,” says Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan in Parliament told ANI
DMK MP Kanimozhi said , “The Opposition parties including DMK want a fair discussion on what is happening and want the Prime Minister to respond. The NCW has been aware of this and an FIR has also been filed but for weeks and months both have been silent so obviously they don’t care about what is happening to women in the country.”
NCP MP ( Sharad Pawar faction) Supriya Sule told ANI, “This is about women, not a competition between States. Such a thing happening in any state is wrong.”
