The opposition parties persisted in demanding the prime minister Narendra Modi's statement on the Manipur impasse on Monday, asking why the PM is speaking outside the house but not inside. The ruling bjp accused the opposition parties of evading the debate by disrupting proceedings. Despite the gridlock, Modi met with bjp president jp nadda and Union home minister amit shah at his office in Parliament. Organisational issues were also reportedly on the table, according to sources. Separately, to break the impasse, congress leader mallikarjun Kharge and several opposition lawmakers were on the phone with Rajnath Singh, the deputy leader of the lok sabha and the minister of defence.

On Monday, demonstrations and adjournments occurred in both Houses of parliament as opposition parties held banners and shouted chants calling for the prime minister to make a statement regarding the violence in Manipur. The administration has stated that it is prepared for a discussion and has insisted that Shah, the home minister, speak on the subject. But the opposition has urged that the prime minister make a speech.

Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, has charged the administration with being callous. "We demand that the PM go before the house and address the nation. We are prepared to talk about that assertion. Speaking outdoors rather than inside is disrespectful to Parliament. It's a big issue, he declared.

Priyanka Chaturvedi, a shiv sena lawmaker, questioned the government's failure to regulate the situation in Manipur and suggested that prime minister Modi address the matter. She stated that although more than 80 days, violence has not decreased. Does the PM lack accountability? While he spoke for 36 seconds outside of parliament, he did not explain to the nation why the chief minister had not yet been dismissed. Why is the issue out of the home minister's control? Why hasn't the minister for women's and children's development visited Manipur yet? she questioned.

Lalan Singh, a JD-U politician, claimed that the occurrences in Manipur had embarrassed the country. "The 'double-engine' administration in Manipur is completely oblivious to it. We demand that the prime minister appear before the house and make a statement," he said.

According to TMC mp Saugata Roy, his party has planned to hold a protest against the atrocities in Manipur in front of the mahatma gandhi statue. He declared, "The prime minister should start a discussion in the Parliament.

In the meantime, bjp leader Sudhanshu Trivedi questioned the opposition's "silence" on concerns of violence against women in other states and accused them of avoiding a discussion.

"It's concerning that the opposition is silent on crimes against women in rajasthan and West Bengal. The chief minister of rajasthan was allegedly not paying attention to his own ministry, which is even more distressing.

The opposition shouldn't offer justifications, Union minister Prahlad Singh patel remarked. Prior to the (Monsoon) session, the PM previously made a sensitive yet forceful declaration regarding Manipur. It is incorrect that we didn't even begin the discussion (on the Manipur issue in Parliament) by offering a justification in the PM's honour.

The opposition demanded a statement from the prime minister and a discussion on the situation in the conflict-torn northeastern state on the first two days of the Monsoon session, which were thursday and Friday. The Manipur violence shook the proceedings in both Houses of parliament during those two days.

The meeting started a day after a national outcry was sparked by a viral video clip that seemed to have been filmed on May 4 and showed two women being paraded naked by a mob in a Manipur hamlet.

A few of the suspects featured in the video have been detained by the Manipur Police. According to the authorities, a complaint of kidnapping, gang rape, and murder against unidentified armed criminals has been filed at the Nongpok Sekmai police station in the Thoubal district.
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S Venkateshwari

25/07/2023 04:30 AM