The opening day of the Uttar Pradesh legislature’s monsoon session witnessed stormy scenes with the principal opposition party, the Samajwadi Party (SP), calling for a discussion on the violence in Manipur. Leader of the Opposition Akhilesh Yadav even demanded Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to make a statement in the House on the situation in Manipur.
“The mistreatment of women in Manipur is shameful, to say the least. The Manipur incident has brought a bad name to India across the world. It has been discussed from Europe to America,” said Mr. Yadav, asking the Chief Minister to make a statement. “Which State you haven’t gone to seek votes. This is a chance for you to become the voice of the country, we are with you,” added the SP president. SP MLAs entered the well of the House demanding immediate discussion on Manipur. Speaker Satish Mahana asked the members to cooperate in the smooth running of the House and added it (Manipur) was not an issue for the Assembly to discuss. “What has happened is very unfortunate, but matter of other States can’t be taken up here,” said the Speaker.
