Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey expressed her strong condemnation of the viral video of women being paraded naked and allegedly sexually assaulted and directed the Director General of Police (DGP) to take immediate steps to book the perpetrators of this heinous crime and award exemplary p
Amidst a nationwide outcry over the appalling incident in Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that two people including the main culprit have been arrested, adding that his government would spare no effort in seeking the death penalty for the accused.
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the Manipur incident where two women being paraded naked on the road by a group of men went viral on social media urged him to take appropriate action to instill trust and confide
"NCW has formally directed the Head of Public Policy at Twitter India to remove the video showing the disgraceful act of two women being paraded naked. This video compromises the victims' identities and is a punishable offence," the NCW tweeted.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday demanded an elaborate statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Parliament over Manipur violence and asked why PM Modi is silent in the House while he is giving a statement outside the House on the Manipur issue.
The protest comes amid a horrific video of two women being paraded naked on a road by a group of men in Manipur has been shared widely on social media, drawing massive condemnation and calls for action.
Urging the Central and State governments to take immediate action regarding the ongoing violence in Manipur, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Thursday said that silence is not an option.
As the Monsoon session of Parliament began on Thursday amidst the outrage over the situation in Manipur, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP TR Baalu said that he had given notice for the removal of Tamil Nadu governor for "defying" the Constitution.
"A woman from a tribal group in Manipur was compelled to parade naked...it is a hellish experience, no one can imagine such a situation will come in India," ET Muhammed Basheer said.
A day after the two-month-old viral video in which two women being paraded naked in Manipur, emerged on social media, former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Thursday termed the incident as unfortunate.
Amid a nationwide uproar over the horrific incident in Manipur, where two women were paraded naked, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said that he has asked the cybercrime to verify the authenticity of the viral video.