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‘Mauritius, Qatar, Dubai, why not Manipur?’ Oppn attacks Modi again for not visiting strife-torn state

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‘Mauritius, Qatar, Dubai, why not Manipur?’ Oppn attacks Modi again for not visiting strife-torn state

New Delhi: The Centre came under fresh attack from the Opposition over the situation in Manipur Monday, with Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sulata Deo taking an indirect dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting the strife-torn state. Quoting a report by ThePrint, Deo said that at least 258 people have lost their lives since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur nearly two years ago. “When Manipur was burning, we were sleeping. We have studied in history—when Rome was burning, Nero was playing the flute. When Manipur is burning, we have a double-engine government which is sleeping.” In what appeared to be a dig at PM Modi, Deo said, “They have time to roam abroad, but not to go to Manipur.” She added that the PM had not visited Manipur since 2022 but had gone abroad 40 times. ...

Oppn-BJP squabble on missing PM & President’s Rule overshadows Manipur budget discussion in Lok Sabha

New Delhi: The issue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi not visiting Manipur since the eruption of ethnic violence in the state in May 2023 was triggered a political row in the Lok Sabha Tuesday, with the Opposition questioning his absence from the session, and the Treasury Bench accusing opposition leaders of attacking the prime minister. Initiating the discussion on the Manipur budget for 2025-26, which was taken up along with the second batch of supplementary demands for grants for 2024-25, and excess demand for grants 2021-22, of the Union government, Congress’s Gaurav Gogoi questioned why the prime minister was missing from the House with an important discussion underway. This led Speaker Om Birla to intervene and say that Modi had informed him of his absence on account of his Mauritius ...

Biren Singh resignation accepted, but asked to continue as CM ’till alternative arrangements are made’

New Delhi: About two years after ethnic violence first broke out in Manipur, which the state has since failed to control, Biren Singh resigned from the position of chief minister Sunday. Singh flew to Delhi Saturday evening, just days before the state’s upcoming assembly session, to meet Home Minister Amit Shah, where he was asked to resign after a two hour-long meeting, sources in the government said. The seventh session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly is scheduled to begin Monday. Show Full Article After flying back to Imphal, around 2 pm Sunday, Singh tendered his resignation to the newly appointed governor, Ajay Kumar Bhalla.“He was called by the home minister and after a two-hour long meeting, he was asked to resign,” a source told ThePrint. “The...