Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak on the Manipur violence in Parliament and it is the responsibility of Central government to maintain peace in the country
Days after a video of alleged sexual violence in Manipur, purportedly showing two women being paraded naked, went viral, Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu on Sunday appealed to the Central government to intervene in the strife-torn state "with a right approach".
As the Monsoon session of Parliament, facing continuous disruptions over Manipur violence since it began, will reassemble on Monday, Congress MPs have given adjournment motion notices to discuss the situation of the strife-torn state.
The Interfaith Forum For Peace and Harmony, Manipur has organised a one-day Interfaith Fasting Prayer on Sunday at the Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple, Hayingkhongbal, first Manipur Rifles Gate, Imphal as part of its moral, social and historical responsibilities to express collective ownership o
While talking to the reporters in the national capital, Thakur said, "Atrocities against women in any state are heart-wrenching. It is the state's responsibility to take charge and reduce crime against women."
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which is responsible for securing public installations across the country, is in talks with the Home Ministry to increase the number of security personnel posted at Manipur's Imphal airport amid the ongoing unrest in the state.
The team informed the Governor that they have visited various relief camps in Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Kakching and Thoubal districts and met people and inquired about the facilities that are being provided to them.
Even as the two parties came together for the grand Opposition alliance against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary on Sunday lashed out at the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal over the prevailing law and order situa
Reacting to recent incidents of violence against women in Manipur and other states, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday said that his head hangs in shame, adding that he is confident that law and order enforcement agencies will be working to bring the culprits to book.
Hitting out at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over the Manipur violence, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said all secular-minded people in the country should rise against the Sangh Parivar's agenda to turn the restive Northeast state into a 'land of riots'.