Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day amid uproar over Manipur issue

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said in Lok Sabha that the government was ready for a discussion on the Manipur violence amidst vociferous protests by opposition parties which disrupted the proceedings of the House for the second consecutive day. As soon as the House met, the members of the opposition parties were on their feet. The members, including those from the Congress, DMK and Left, raised slogans and told Speaker Om Birla that «Manipur is bleeding».

The speaker told opposition members that sloganeering will not bring any solution to the problem but only dialogues and discussions can. «You don't want the House to function, you don't want the the Question Hour should take place. All other members want the House to run.

This is not good. Solution can be found only through discussions,» he said. As the opposition did not heed to his requests, Birla asked the Defence Minister to speak.

Singh, who is also the deputy leader of the House, said the government is ready for a discussion on Manipur incidents. He said the Manipur situation should be taken seriously and the seriousness of the government was reflected when the prime Minister himself said that the entire country was feeling ashamed over the Manipur incidents. Singh said: «We want that there should be discussions on Manipur incidents.

I have said this in all-party meeting and I want to reiterate here that there should be discussions on Manipur incidents». «But I can see that the opposition is unnecessarily creating problems so that no discussions take place on Manipur situation. I want to say that the opposition is not serious for a discussion on Manipur as it should have been.