Wearing the traditional dress of Manipur, the women's wing of the Trinamool Congress, the Trinamool Mahila Congress, hit the streets of Siliguri on Saturday to hold a protest over atrocities against women in Manipur.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Friday said that the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), which visited the strife-torn Manipur from August 9-11, submitted a comprehensive report on their visit to President Droupadi Murmu highlighting that sexual assaul
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday demanded the sacking of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and said that situation in the state is dangerous.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday alleged that AIADMK is a slave of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and claimed that his party, DMK, is the only one which raises voice against the issues of all states.
Kejriwal was speaking in the Assembly on the Manipur issue, and said, "PM Modi continues to remain silent on the situation in the state. 6,500 FIRs have been filed and over 150 killed, but PM remained silent."
Four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs were marshalled out from the Delhi Legislative Assembly amid the ongoing uproar in the House over the Manipur issue on Thursday.
Delhi Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday targetted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Manipur issue and said that they have nothing left to speak on the violence-hit northeastern state.
The candidates will be from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand.
Central Bureau of Investigation has deputed 53 officers including two women DIG-rank officers, to probe the Manipur violence cases, sources said on Wednesday.
"I wish you a very happy 77th Independence Day. I convey my message to the people of the state to restore peace and normalcy. I appeal to all to end violence and live together peacefully as before," Singh said after hoisting the National Flag at the First Manipur Parade Ground here.
Addressing countrymen from the ramparts of the Red Fort on 77th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for peace in strife-torn Manipur saying that people across the country stand with the people of the Northeast state.