Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “miserably failing” to protect the people of Manipur and that his “double engine” government has done nothing to mitigate the violence is the sensitive state.
“It has been 16 months since Manipur has been engulfed in violence, but your ‘double engine’ government has done nothing to mitigate it. No measure has been taken which instils confidence among the people of all the communities to ensure peace and normalcy,” Kharge wrote in a long post on X.
Kharge asked PM Modi why Manipur Chief Minister N Biren wasn’t sacked for failing to maintain peace.
“Why has the Manipur CM made to brazen it out and has not been sacked by you? Is he not culpable in virtually paralysing the state machinery, and making obnoxious statements, now recorded in public domain? A resignation drama was enacted to shamelessly dodge that bullet,” the senior Congress leader said.
Then he slammed the PM for not visiting the state even once ever since the turmoil began last year.
“Modi ji, why have you been so remorseless? Why have you not bothered to set foot in the state? It is because of your ego that people of all communities are suffering. Your government’s rank incompetency and shamelessness has not been able to start even a fundamental peace process!” he said.
Kharge intensified his criticism by shedding light on the recent bomb attacks via drones in the state capital of Imphal.
He said, “Bombing through drone attacks have just taken place in Imphal West district and the Union Home Minister seems to be asleep at the wheel. Even your own BJP leaders and their houses are being attacked. Was the Governor removed because she raised her voice against the deplorable conditions of the relief camps?”
Kharge said that the people of Manipur continue to suffer and added, “At least 235 people have been killed. Countless injured. 67,000 people have been displaced and thousands including women and children continue to languish in relief camps with deplorable conditions. Apart from internal turmoil, now a National Security threat also looms large at the borders of Manipur.”
“Pradhan Mantri Modi ji, you have miserably failed in protecting the people of Manipur. Manipur turmoil is another stark addition to the long list of your betrayals to the people of India,” he said.
