INDIA alliance leaders, MPs who visited Manipur, to meet President Murmu

Published on: 02 Aug 2023 at 10:46 AM

Published by: thefactnews

The Fact News Service

New Delhi, August 2

The floor leaders of the Opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) along with the 21 MPs’ delegation that visited violence-hit Manipur will meet President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday, informed Congress sources.

According to the sources, the meeting is scheduled to be held at 11.30 am. The sources said that the leaders will raise the Manipur issue, the Haryana issue and the functioning of Parliament with the President.

The 21-member delegation of the grand Opposition alliance, on Saturday, visited Manipur which has seen ethnic strife and violence since May 4.

Firm on the demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should make a statement in Parliament on the Manipur situation, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Tuesday sought to know when he will discuss the “serious issue”.

The Congress leader said members of the Opposition alliance — INDIA — were ready for a discussion on the Manipur situation, but only if PM Modi attends the session.

Speaking to media ahead of the start of the ninth day of the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, Venugopal said, “We are ready for any discussion. We also told as much to the Rajya Sabha chairman. If the Prime Minister comes to the House and makes a statement (on Manipur), we are ready for a discussion. When is he going to discuss this serious issue in Parliament? Why is PM running away from a discussion?”

On whether the government should reach out to the Opposition to end the deadlock in Parliament over Manipur, the Congress leader said, “You have to ask this question to the ruling BJP leadership. When are they going to speak up on these matters? For the past 90 days, Manipur has been burning. Unprecedented incidents (of violence) have happened there.”

Taking a dig at PM Modi over his brief statement on Manipur before the Parliament convened for the Monsoon Session on July 20, the Congress leader said, “Prime Minister spoke merely for thirty seconds on the Manipur situation.”