A delegation of the opposition alliance has returned from Manipur on Sunday after a two-day tour. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, who has returned from the violence-hit state of Manipur, alleged that "uncertainty and fear" is prevailing in Manipur. The Center and the state government are not taking any strong steps to deal with the "very serious" situation there. Simultaneously, the opposition alliance 'India' stressed that if the Manipur ethnic conflict, which has been going on for almost three months, is not resolved soon, it could create security problems for the country.

Fear has gripped the minds of people in Manipur
"There is fear and uncertainty in the minds of the people of Manipur. The situation in Manipur is very serious," Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told reporters at the airport here after his return from the northeastern state. Has been Thousands of people have become homeless from their homes. They do not know when they will return to their homes. Farming has come to a standstill. I don't know how the divide between kuki and meitei will be bridged. Be it the central government or the state government, no strong steps have been taken by the government."

Delegation of opposition parties submitted memorandum to the governor
Earlier in the day on Sunday, a delegation of 21 MPs from the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) also met Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey at the Raj Bhavan in Imphal and submitted a memorandum to her on their observations during the visit. In a memorandum submitted to Governor Uikey, the opposition MPs who signed the document demanded immediate rehabilitation and resettlement of the affected people to bring peace and harmony in the state.

"It has been established beyond doubt from the reports of continuous firing and arson of houses in the last few days that the state machinery has completely failed to control the situation for the last nearly three months," the memorandum to the governor said. Is."

Opposition parties made big allegations on PM
The Manipur issue has rocked the Monsoon Session of Parliament and the opposition alliance is pressing for the Prime Minister's statement before the debate. It has defended the way it has been handled and stressed that it has been more proactive than previous governments when ethnic violence broke out in the state.

However, the opposition delegation said that the government machinery has completely failed to control the Manipur ethnic conflict and criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence" and his "blatant indifference" towards the ongoing situation in the northeastern state. accused of showing In a play on the old saying 'Nero plays the flute while Rome burns', Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "The whole of Manipur is burning and the PM is playing the flute."

160 people have died in Manipur violence so far
Over 160 people lost their lives and several hundred were injured in ethnic clashes in Manipur following a 'Tribal Solidarity March' organized on May 3 in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. Have become. The Meiteis constitute about 53 per cent of Manipur's population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. The tribals – the Nagas and the Kukis – make up a little over 40 per cent and live in the hill districts.