"Situation dangerous in state," says Sitaram Yechury as CPI(M) delegation leaves for 3-day visit to Manipur
Aug 18, 2023
New Delhi [India], August 18 : Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday demanded the sacking of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh as the four-member party delegation left for the state.
Yechury-led delegation is on a three-day visit to Manipur from August 18 to 20.
"We are going to express solidarity with the people of Manipur and tell them that India is with you. Manipur CM should be sacked. We will do whatever is necessary to restore peace. The situation in the state is dangerous and it is necessary to control it for the unity of the country," Yechury told ANI.
Earlier a 21-member delegation from Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) visited the violence-hit Manipur from July 29-30. The delegation met the Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey and visited the relief camps set up in the state.
A five-member delegation was also sent to Manipur by Trinamool Congress (TMC).
The delegation comprised Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien, Rajya Sabha MPs Dola Sen and Sushmita Dev and Lok Sabha MPs Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Kalyan Banerjee.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address to the nation on Tuesday appealed for peace in strife-torn Manipur saying that people across the country stand with the people of the Northeast state.
"The whole country stands with the people of Manipur. Peace is the only way to resolve all disputes. The Centre and the Manipur government are making every effort to ensure that peace returns to the state at the earliest," PM Modi said.
The violence in the Northeast state has claimed over 100 lives while displacing thousands more.
