Opposition MPs' Manipur visit highlights | Conflict may create national security problems: Congress' Adhir Ranjan

West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari on CM Mamata Banerjee's tweet on Manipur told ANI, "It is a politically malafide tweet. The administration of CM Banerjee did not take any action to stop the violence during the Panchayat poll elections in the state...PM Modi's govt will complete 10 years in a few months & there are no corruption charges. Under PM Modi's leadership the country has progressed & its financial status has also improved..."

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday urged the people of ethnic strife affected Manipur to embrace peace for the sake of humanity.

She also assured the people of the northeastern state of standing by their side.

"My heart aches deeply upon hearing the heart-wrenching stories from Manipur. Human lives should never endure the agonies of hatred's cruel experiments. Yet, in the face of silence from those in power, let us find solace in knowing that INDIA will mend wounds and rekindle the flame of humanity," Banerjee tweeted. (PTI)

Union Sports and Youth Affairs minister, Anurag Thakur on Sunday took a jibe at the Opposition parties of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.) delegation and asked why they are running away from discussion over the Manipur issue.

"We have been ready to discuss the Manipur issue since day one. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also invited a discussion over the same. My first question is why the Opposition is running away from this. Second, I want to ask the opposition to share the experiences of their two-day visit to Manipur and take part in the discussion", said Union Minister Thakur while speaking to reporters. (ANI)

"They're getting this motion tomorrow and we will speak on it but along with that, we will speak on issues faced by women of West Bengal also. In West Bengal Assembly, we need to first speak on West Bengal and then Manipur. We are ready to speak on both states", BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul told ANI. 

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday said every serious issue should be discussed in state assemblies and Parliament but there should be no disruption as people have a lot of expectations from these "temples of democracy".

Birla's remarks came in the backdrop of the ongoing impasse in Parliament over the Manipur issue.

Addressing MPs, MLAs from northeastern states and other dignitaries after inaugurating the new Assam legislative assembly building here, he said agreement and disagreements on issues are a speciality of India's democracy. (PTI)

The leaders of the I.N.D.I.A. alliance are set to convene at 9:30 am tomorrow in the LoP (Leader of the Opposition) chamber at Parliament to discuss a cohesive strategy for the upcoming sessions on the Floor of the House.

Janata Dal (United) MP Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh on Sunday said that the people of the Kuki and Meitei communities in Manipur are facing a “sense of insecurity” and have a “lack of confidence” in the state government.

"There is a sense of insecurity and lack of confidence in the two communities. They expressed their lack of confidence in the State Government. Incidents happened since 3rd May but the State Government took no steps to control it,” Lalan Singh said while talking to ANI.

Members of the INDIA alliance in Jharkhand have declared their intention to stage a protest in front of Raj Bhavan in Ranchi tomorrow.

In response to the recent visit of Opposition MPs from various I.N.D.I.A parties to Manipur, the President of West Bengal's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sukanta Majumdar, has criticized the move, labelling it as a mere "political tour." Majumdar urged the Opposition to redirect their attention to the pressing issues in West Bengal, particularly the incidents in Malda and Cooch Behar, where victims have been affected.

Kuki leader and BJP MLA Paolienlal Haokip, who shot into the limelight after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, said the way forward to finding a solution to the state’s racial conflict is by creating three separate Union territories.

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday asserted tha the Manipur ethnic conflict may create security problems for the country, if it is not resolved soon.

Home Minister Amit Shah sought cooperation from opposition leaders in discussing the Manipur issue in Parliament as logjam prevails for the fourth day.

After meeting the Manipur Governor on Sunday, the Opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A MPs addressed the media and said the Governor listened to their appeal and suggested an all-party delegation's visit to Manipur to meet the leaders of all communities in order to resolve the crisis.

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says, "...All 21 MPs handed over a memorandum to her. After we spoke with her, she herself expressed her pain and grief. During this two-day visit, whatever we witnessed, whatever experience we gained - she agreed to what we said. She also suggested that together we hold talks with the leaders of all communities and find a solution. She also suggested that both the Opposition and Ruling Party should together send an all-party delegation to Manipur and talk to leaders of all communities which is essential to resolve the sense of distrust among the people."

Congress MP Phulodevi Netam: "...400-500 people are staying in one hall. The State Govt is providing them only daal-chawal, children are not getting anything else to eat the entire day. There is no toilet or bathroom facility. The manner in which people are living in camps is very heart-rending..."

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury: "The key point is that Manipur has been overlooked. As it was overlooked by the State Govt & Central Govt, the situation is worsening. Peace should be restored at the earliest, it is essential to maintain harmony and justice. We will demand that the Governor make all efforts to restore normalcy. It is the failure of the Government..."

RJD MP Manoj Jha: “We are going to request the Governor to restore peace in the state. We will handover a memorandum to the Governor.” Meanwhile, TMC MP Sushmita Dev said “The situation is not good here (Manipur), we want to present a joint memorandum to the Governor and appeal to restore peace. We will ask the Governor to inform about the situation in the state to PM Modi and Union HM Amit Shah.”

The INDIA alliance sent a delegation comprising representatives of all its constituent parties to Manipur to meet “the stakeholders” on July 29 and 30.

I.N.D.I.A parties' MPs' delegation reached Rajbhawan Sunday to meet Manipur governor Anusuiya Uikey. The Opposition MPs are on a two day visit to the violence-hit state.

The Manipur government on Saturday resumed its campaign for biometric capture of all illegal Myanmar immigrants in the ethnic strife-torn northeastern border state following the Centre’s directive, a senior official said.

On day 1 of the visit, two teams of the I.N.D.I.A. alliance visited four relief camps across the state and met with the people affected by Manipur violence. After visiting a relief camp in Bishnupur district, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury appealed to Manipur CM Biren Singh to meet the affected people.