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Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday (December 16, 2024) raised the issue of continued violence in Manipur and asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not had the time to visit the State. Participating in a discussion on the "Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India", the Congress chief said the Prime Minister had not had the time to assess the situation in Manipur for the past year and a half, since violence started in the eastern border State. Follow Parliament Winter Session Day 17 LIVE Updates here "Violence and unrest is continuing in Manipur but Modi ji did not get the time for one-and-a-half years to assess the situation there," he said.
"The Prime Minister travels everywhere within the country and outside but he has no time to visit Manipur, even when violence continues there," Mr. Kharge said, questioning PM Modi's silence on the issue. Also read | PM Modi failed to protect people of Manipur: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge Ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3 last year after a tribal solidarity march was taken out in the hill districts to protest against the majority Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
Since then, more than 220 people, including members of both the Kuki and the Meitei communities and security personnel, have been killed in the continuing violence. Published - December 16, 2024 05:24 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Parliament proceedings / parliament / Rajya Sabha / Manipur.
