In opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on Monday, Kharge also criticised PM Modi for not visiting violence-hit Manipur as the latter continues his visits to various states ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that no coercive steps shall be taken for two weeks against Hyderabad University professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing after two complaints were lodged against him in violence-hit Manipur.
Pointing towards the prevailing situation in violence-hit Manipur, Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday said that when there is any unrest in any northeastern state it affects the entire northeast region and the country.
Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, who led a delegation of Opposition leaders to the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday, said they briefed President Droupadi Murmu on 'atrocities' on women and the state of relief camps in violence-hit Manipur.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that the Opposition delegation, who visited violence-hit Manipur, and other floor leaders will apprise President Droupadi Murmu, who herself belongs to a tribal community, about the situation of strife-torn state.
The floor leaders of the Opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) along with the 21 MPs' delegation that visited violence-hit Manipur will meet President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday, informed Congress sources.
The Opposition MPs, who were part of the multi-party delegation from the I.N.D.I.A alliance, which had gone to violence-hit Manipur for a two-day visit, briefed floor leaders including Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament on Monday.
A day after the 21-member multi-party delegation from the I.N.D.I.A alliance returned from the two-day visit to violence-hit Manipur, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies should also tour the northeastern state
After returning from violence-hit Manipur on Sunday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha urged the Kuki and Meitei communities to cooperate in restoring peace and harmony in the state saying that there is "no alternative to peace anywhere".
A 21-member delegation from the Opposition grand alliance — I.N.D.I.A — on Saturday arrived in Imphal as part of a two-day visit to violence-hit Manipur.
A 21-member delegation of the Opposition alliance, I.N.D.I.A, boarded a flight to Imphal on Saturday, saying their two-day visit to violence-hit Manipur will be aimed at assessing "the real situation on the ground".