Motion against violence in Manipur to be tabled in WB assembly on Jan 31

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Manipur, which has left more than 160 people dead, will be tabled in the West Bengal assembly on January 31, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said. The decision to table a motion in the assembly was made earlier this week at an «all-party meeting» which the opposition BJP chose to boycott. On Wednesday, during the Business Advisory (BA) committee meeting, it was decided that the motion will be tabled on July 31. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has blamed the «divisive» policies of the BJP-led governments at the Centre and Manipur for the ethnic strife in the northeastern state, will be one of the speakers on the motion. «The motion will be tabled in the assembly on Monday. We will discuss the situation in Manipur and the humanitarian crisis the northeastern state is facing,» he told reporters. Speaking on the proposal, Chattopadhyay said the entire country is terrified and upset with the torture and violence the women and children in Manipur are facing.

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«This country belongs to everybody. The role of the central government is unfortunate. As members of the West Bengal Assembly, we will discuss and register our protest,» he said. More than 160 people have lost their lives, and several have been injured since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, when a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the