The constituents of the opposition alliance ‘Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (India)’ launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the incident of parading two women naked in Manipur and asked him to first make a statement on the Manipur issue in both the Houses of Parliament and then discuss the issue.
The opposition made a strategy to surround the government
Leaders of the opposition alliance held a meeting on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament before the proceedings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha began and discussed the strategy to corner the government. After the proceedings of the House started today, there was a lot of uproar in the House regarding the Manipur issue, after which the proceedings were adjourned till tomorrow. The meeting of the opposition was held in the chamber of the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, located in the Parliament House. Apart from Kharge, Samajwadi Party’s Ram Gopal Yadav, Trinamool Congress’s Derek O’Brien, Janata Dal (United)’s Rajeev Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Aam Aadmi Party’s Sanjay Singh and many other leaders attended the meeting.
Demand for discussion in Lok Sabha
After the meeting, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted, “The demand for ‘India’ with 26 parties is very clear. The Prime Minister should make a statement in both the Houses of the Parliament on the horrific and tragic developments that have taken place in Manipur since May 3, 2023 and then there should be a discussion. On the other hand, Congress MPs Manish Tiwari, Manickam Tagore and some other opposition MPs gave notices of adjournment on Thursday, demanding a discussion on the Manipur issue in both the Houses of Parliament. Lok Sabha member Tiwari demanded a discussion in the House and said that apart from giving information about the situation in Manipur, the government should also tell what measures have been taken to restore peace.
#WATCH , Manipur is burning. Women are raped, naked, paraded and the PM is keeping quiet and is giving statements outside, says Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge pic.twitter.com/d2g7skXFMR
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2023
Demand to give statement from PM Modi
Tagore said in the notice that the issue of violence against women and children in Manipur should be discussed on a priority basis and Prime Minister Narendra Modi should clarify in the House about the state’s situation. Rajya Sabha member of Congress Syed Nasir Hussain demanded discussion by postponing Zero Hour, Question Hour and other legislative work in the notice given under Rule 267. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also gave a notice under Rule 267, urging a discussion on the issue of Manipur in the Upper House. In the Rajya Sabha, Leader of the House Piyush Goyal expressed the government’s consent to hold a discussion on the situation in Manipur. But Leader of Opposition in the Upper House Kharge and Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien insisted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should make a statement on this subject in the House and then a discussion should be held under the adjournment motion rule.
Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance
Taking suo moto cognizance of the Manipur video case, the Supreme Court has asked the Center and the Manipur government to explain what action they have taken to bring the culprits to justice. The Supreme Court said that the video which is viral in the social media is highly objectionable and the constitution has been disobeyed. The Supreme Court said that using women as an instrument of violence is against humanity and they are distressed about the matter. The court said that the Center and the state should tell the court what steps they have taken in this direction. The Supreme Court has fixed the next hearing of the case on next Friday.
PM Modi expressed grief over Manipur issue
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also expressed his anger and sorrow in the Manipur viral video case. He said that this matter is going to embarrass the whole country. The guilty will not be spared under any circumstances. Manipur CM N Biren Singh said on this matter that I saw the video and I felt very bad, it is a crime against humanity. I immediately ordered the police to arrest the culprits and the state government will try to ensure death penalty for the accused. N Biren Singh said that every human being should condemn it. Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday after the inhuman act done to two women in Manipur came to the fore and got full details of the incident. Quoting sources, such information is coming out that the Home Minister has instructed the Chief Minister to take strict action against those involved in the incident that took place on May 4. Amit Shah has asked all the accused involved in this incident to take all possible steps to be caught without delay and take appropriate action under the law.
