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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who led a delegation of Opposition leaders to the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday, said they briefed President Droupadi Murmu on ‘atrocities’ on women and the state of relief camps in violence-hit Manipur.
At a press briefing after meeting the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan as reported by ANI , the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha also called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Manipur and work towards restoration of peace between all communities, especially the Kukis and Meiteis, inhabiting the state.
He informed further that the President assured that she would consider the demands put forward by the Opposition.
Delhi | I.N.D.I.A. Floor Leaders along with 21 MPs’ delegation that visited Manipur met President Droupadi Murmu today to seek her intervention in the matter pic.twitter.com/tgRvweQehR
— ANI (@ANI) August 2, 2023
A 31-member delegation from I.N.D.I.A, including those who visited Manipur recently, met President Murmu and briefed her on the prevailing situation in the state. We submitted a memorandum to the President and briefed her on the atrocities on women, the condition of relief camps or shelters and the overall situation in the state. The key demand that we put forward is that the PM visit Manipur and take steps towards restoration of peace in the state, Kharge told reporters.
“We urgently request your kind intervention to establish peace and harmony in the state without any further delay. Both the Union and state govt must fulfil their duty to provide justice to the affected communities. We implore you to press upon the PM to urgently address the… pic.twitter.com/gWxWx9dTz9
— ANI (@ANI) August 2, 2023
The floor leaders from I.N.D.I.A and the visiting delegation of 21 MPs in Manipur sought the intervention of President Murmu in bringing back normality to the state.
The memorandum submitted to the President by the delegation read, “We urgently request your kind intervention to establish peace and harmony in the state without any further delay. Both the Union and state governments must fulfil their duties to provide justice to the affected communities. We implore you to press upon the PM to urgently address the Parliament on the prevailing situation in Manipur, followed by a detailed and comprehensive discussion on the matter.”
Kharge informed further that he also briefed the President on the government’s unwillingness to discuss the Manipur situation with the President, invoking an incident in the Rajya Sabha where his microphone was switched off after 2 minutes, which he said shows that the government did not want democracy to function.
