Malem Thongam, 26, has sought a visit by PM Modi to Manipur and for him to assist in restoring peace in the state, and the revocation of the Suspension of Operations agreement.
Founder of TIPRA Motha, Pradyot Debbarma says he'll be forced to take agitation route ahead of LS polls if talks with Centre see no progress, since 'BJP won’t listen to us after polls'.
The immigrants, who are being detained at the El Passo processing centre, were on a hunger strike to protest the conditions and lack of information on their asylum cases.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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