Shanta Kumar, former Union minister who has also served as Himachal CM, says Manipur violence is a ‘national shame’, adding that even Parliament has failed to address the issue.
Naga Peoples Front MP Lorho S. Pfoze says situation in Manipur ‘grim’. There was hope for improvement after Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit, but violence flared up again, he adds.
On 4 July, Irengbam Chinkheinganba, a UPSC aspirant, and his cousin Sagolshem Ngaleiba Meitei, a farmer, left their homes & never returned. Their mothers now yearn for a last glimpse of their sons.
Valte needs help to do basic tasks like bathing, eating. He and his family are living in a cramped rented flat in Delhi & no govt representative has visited since he got out of hospital.
PM Modi should have spoken on the Manipur issue much much earlier, says MNF Lok Sabha MP C Lalrosanga. He claims that he was indirectly told not to discuss it at NDA meeting.
If Congress made errors, BJP should've given Manipur real change. Biren Singh's statements in weeks leading up to and during flare-up show BJP persisted with same policy of divisiveness.
Calling it a 'crime against humanity', Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh says 'directions have been issued to check the authenticity of the video and arrest the culprits immediately'.
Dismantling operation set to begin, some civil society groups say it's a 'good move', but insist it must be followed by deployment of sufficient security personnel.
The Army has plans for a technology thrust in the near term, including the use of AI to support decision-making. While well-intentioned, this may have unintended consequences.
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