West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday blamed the policies of the Centre for the situation in Manipur, and added that she was in talks with Chief Ministers of States ruled by parties other than the BJP to send a delegation to the State.
“We are talking to each other; some Chief Ministers may visit Manipur, if the other parties agree,” Ms. Banerjee told reporters in Kolkata. Referring to a case of sexual violence by a mob, Ms. Banerjee said that it was a matter of disgrace and shame. “It is a matter of shame for all of us, a video from Manipur has gone viral. What kind of country is this where we cannot respect women? Our heart is burning, our heart is crying,” the Trinamool Congress chairperson said, adding that such “anarchy has to stop”.
Ms. Banerjee said that she had written to the Centre seeking permission to visit Manipur and recently a team of her party MPs visited the State and met people living in the camps. “It is due to the Centre’s policies that the country is burning,” she said.
