‘Manipur incident is sad’, says BJP MP Brij Bhushan, Jairam Ramesh quips ‘yahi dekhna....’
BJP MP was heard saying, “Prime Minister has taken cognisance of the matter. He has also made remarks on the matter.
I condemn this incident" at a time when opposition has been prying the cabinet head to indulge in an open debate about the Manipur incident during the ongoing Monsoon session of the Parliament. "The situation in Manipur was difficult. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also camped there...The Manipur incident is very sad.
This is a very sad incident which has happened in Independent India. Prime Minister has taken cognisance of the matter.
He has also made remarks on the matter. I condemn this incident," Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said while speaking to media.
The atrocity meted out to two Kuki Zo women by a huge mob of Meitei men in Manipur unfolded on 4 May and yet failed to garner any action on the part of the BJP ruled state authorities or the Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Five people were arrested and sent to police custody only after a video of the sexual harassment became viral on social media two days ago. Meanwhile the opposition has amped their attack on the ruling dispensation citing inaction for over two months on the dreadful incident. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took to Twitter sharing a video of sexual harassment accused Brij Bhushan condemning the Manipur ‘incident’. A Delhi court on Thursday granted regular bail to outgoing Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and the Federation's assistant secretary Vinod Tomar Singh in the sexual harassment case registered by several wrestlers. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal on Thursday while allowing the bail petition, directed accused persons to furnish a personal bail bond of ₹25,000
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