A day after Meitei radical outfit Arambai Tenggol summoned 37 MLAs of Manipur and at least two MPs to administer them an oath to “convey the people’s concerns to the Centre”, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said that the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president K. Meghachandra had been brutally assaulted at this meeting in Imphal’s Kangla Fort.
Mr. Ramesh, Congress’ secretary-in-charge, communication, said in a post on X on Thursday evening, “The Indian National Congress strongly condemns the brutal physical assault on Manipur PCC President K. Meghachandra, in a meeting of all-party MLAs/MPs/Ministers, under full security protection of state and central forces, at Kangla in Imphal yesterday. The PM, however, continues with his eloquent silence on the enormous tragedy that has overtaken Manipur.”
Arambai Tenggol has been at the Centre of the ongoing ethnic violence in the State between the dominant valley-based Meitei people and the Scheduled Tribe, hills-based Kuki-Zo people. Multiple FIRs registered over the looting of arms and ammunition in the early days of the conflict mention Arambai Tenggol and Meetei Leepun as outfits that were responsible for the lootings.
