Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal plans to visit Manipur for assessing the situation after incidents of sexual violence against women and girls emerged.
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on Manipur video ahead of the beginning of Parliament Monsoon session, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that the former should have "given a statement inside the House and not outside."
As the continued ruckus over the Manipur situation saw a washout in both Houses on the second day of the Monsoon Session, Union minister Anurag Thakur on Friday hit out at the Opposition members, accusing them of disrupting parliamentary proceedings.
Amid the din from the Opposition benches on the demand for discussion on the Manipur violence, Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday assured all members in the Lok Sabha that the Centre was ready and willing to discuss all issues with regard to law and order in the Northeast state.
Amid fears of a washout in both the Houses of Parliament after the adjournments on the opening day of the Monsoon session over the demand for a discussion on the Manipur situation, eight major reports of three department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees were tabled in the Rajya S
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon on Friday following protests by opposition MPs over their demand for a discussion on the situation in Manipur by suspending other business of the day.
“We have made it clear, respected Raj Singh and other leaders have also clarified that we are ready to discuss the issue in both houses. Manipur is a sensitive subject, a human-related subject of great sensitivity, so we want to discuss and answer the discussion in detail. There is a lot of
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Member said that first day of monsoon session of Parliament was “washed out” because Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government not agreed to have discussion the situation prevailing in Manipur since May 3rd.
"Delighted to welcome German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck in New Delhi. A productive discussion on the many new opportunities of India-Germany cooperation that a rising India presents. Also exchanged perspectives on the conflict in Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific situation," Jaishankar said
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.