The Opposition Congress in Manipur is trying to contact senior party leaders in New Delhi to take steps to discuss the situation prevailing in the State during the current Parliament session.
In this connection, Congress legislature party leader Okram Ibobi has been camping in Delhi since Monday. Talking to The Hindu, Mr. Ibobi said that the team had already met Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge. The team will also call on other leaders.
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He said that the “failed” BJP-led government in Manipur remained “inactive” while the militants opened fire at the innocent villagers. “There is no law and order in Manipur. This observation was made by the Supreme court,” he said.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had refused to say a single word on the killings of the innocent villagers. The Union Home Minister Amit Shah who said that he would come back to Manipur had failed to do so.
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Last week, armed militants, suspected to be Kukis, had raided the Kwakta village, killing three sleeping persons. Two of them were father and son. There were allegations that some security personnel did not allow the police team to enter the affected village. Though it was attributed to “communication gap”, police sources said that some Central forces were replaced by State forces .
On Monday, women activists imposed a “public curfew” seeking the removal of Assam Rifles personnel and not allowing the movement of the personnel.
