Situation in Manipur 'very serious', Govt not taking strong steps: Opposition MPs after visiting state
Manipur with the Centre and the state government not taking any strong steps to deal with the «very serious» situation there, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged on Sunday after a delegation of opposition alliance returned from the violence-hit state following a two-day visit. Opposition INDIA bloc asserted that if the Manipur ethnic conflict, which is lingering for around three months, is not resolved soon, it may create security problems for the country. Earlier in the day, the delegation of 21 MPs of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) also called on Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey at Raj Bhavan in Imphal and submitted a memorandum on their observations during the visit.
«There is fear and uncertainty in the minds of the people of Manipur. The situation in Manipur is very serious,» Chowdhury, the leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, told reporters at the airport here after returning from the northeastern state. «Uncertainty is looming large in Manipur.
Thousands of people have been dislodged from their homes. They do not know when they will return to their homes. Farming has come to a halt,» he said.
«I do not know how the division between the Kukis and Meiteis will be bridged. No strong steps are taken by the government, be it the central government or the state government,» he said. The Manipur issue has rocked Parliament's Monsoon session with the opposition alliance pressing for a statement from the prime minister before a debate.
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