Communist Party of India (CPI) Parliamentary Group Leader and National Secretary Binoy Viswam on Saturday criticised the Union Government on the exclusion of the CPI from the all-party meeting on Manipur.
A combined team of District Police Imphal-West and Central Forces along with Executive Magistrates conducted search operations at two locations in Imphal West District on Saturday.
Leader of Opposition Narayan Chandel said, "Whenever the Government of India calls regarding any important issue, the Congress should cooperate. The aim of all of us is that peace should be established, normal life should go."
Reacting to the violence in Manipur, MP Rajya Sabha Sanjay Raut slammed the PM Modi government and said that the Centre had failed to curb the violence.
Violence gripped Manipur on May 3 after clashes erupted during a rally organised by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) to protest the demand for the inclusion of Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list.
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Friday expressed his inability to attend the all-party meeting which will be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the Manipur situation.
Slamming the opposition meet, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday asked to see the 'track record' of the leaders assembled in Bihar today including those from Congress.
Apart from that Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and MP Sanjay Raut were also spotted leaving for Bihar's Patna to attend the Opposition leaders' meeting.
Questioning the timing of the all-party meeting called by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 24, to discuss the prevailing situation in Manipur in the wake of ethnic violence and clashes, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said it is being convened at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is