"We will present authentic report on Manipur in House...": Cong MP Netam
Jul 30, 2023
New Delhi [India], July 30 : After returning from Manipur, Congress MP Phulodevi Netam on Sunday said that they will make an authentic report of their visit to the violence-hit state and present it in the House adding that they have been demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should come to Parliament for a discussion on Manipur.
Talking about meeting the victims of sexual assault and their family members in Manipur, MP Netam said that even after the victims complained about police being present and not doing anything, the government has not yet taken any action yet adding “no one should be this shameless”.
"...Two girls were raped. The victims told me that they were raped before the police. But the Government is not taking any action. No one should be this shameless. We demand that normalcy should be restored there at the earliest...We will make an authentic report and present it before the House. We have been demanding that the Prime Minister should come to the Parliament for a discussion on Manipur...", MP Netam said.
She said that they also visited many relief camps and most camps don’t even have basic facilities like toilets or drinking water.
“Many people have lost their homes. They were burnt down. Now many are staying in relief camps. But there is no proper drinking water, no proper toilet, no basic facilities in these camps. They are not getting food on time. There are many women, children. They need medicines, and food…”, she said.
The 21-member delegation of the grand Opposition alliance, on Saturday, arrived on a two-day visit to the state, which has seen ethnic strife and violence since May 3. The delegation returned to Delhi on Sunday afternoon.
The visiting delegation of Opposition leaders on Sunday met Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey at Raj Bhawan and handed over a memorandum to her.
"You are also requested to apprise the Union Government of the complete breakdown of law and order in Manipur for the last 89 days so as to enable them to intervene in the precarious situation in Manipur to restore peace and normalcy," the memorandum reads.
The Governor and the visiting delegation, during their interaction, suggested that a multi-party delegation be sent to violence-hit Manipur.
After returning from Manipur, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Manoj Jha urged the Kuki and Meitei communities to cooperate in restoring harmony in the state.
"We want peace to be restored in Manipur. Peace with justice. Our only demand is that both communities should live in harmony. The situation in Manipur is dangerous. Be it Madhya Pradesh or Manipur, there is no alternative to peace anywhere,” Jha said while talking to the media.
The 21-member Opposition delegation from both Houses includes Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Gaurav Gogoi, K Suresh and Phulo Devi Netam of the Congress; Rajiv Ranjan Lalan Singh of the JDU; Sushmita Dev from Trinamool Congress; Kanimozhi from DMK; Sandosh Kumar of the CPI; AA Rahim from CPI(M), Manoj Kumar Jha of RJD; Javed Ali Khan of SP; Mahua Maji of JMM; PP Mohammed Faizal of NCP; Aneel Prasad Hegde of JDU, ET Mohammed Basheer of IUML; NK Premachandran of RSP; Sushil Gupta of AAP; Arvind Sawant of Shiv Sena (UBT); D Ravikumar of VCK; Thiru Thol Thirumavalavan also of VCK; and Jayant Singh of the RLD.
Notably, Opposition leaders have been continuously cornering the Central government over the issue of Manipur in the Parliament since the first day of the monsoon session. The Opposition MPs are also demanding a statement from PM Modi inside the Parliament on Manipur.
