Manipur burning since 3rd May, but PM remains silent: Rahul Gandhi
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22 June, 2023 03:59 pm IST
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Centre over calling the meeting at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the United States.
“Manipur has been burning for 50 days, but the Prime Minister remained silent. An all-party meeting was called when the Prime Minister himself is not in the country! Clearly, this meeting is not important for the Prime Minister,” Rahul tweeted.
In the meantime, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah has convened an all-party meeting on June 24 in New Delhi to discuss the situation in the state which has been burning since May 3 that have claimed more than 110 lives and displaced more than 45,000 people.
In a Twitter post Wednesday evening, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Home Affairs said: “Union Home Minister Shri @AmitShah has convened an all party meeting on 24th June at 3 PM in New Delhi to discuss the situation in Manipur.”
The Opposition has questioned the Prime Minister’s silence on the issue and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said Wednesday that the violence had left a “deep wound” in the state. Incidentally, a day before the planned meeting, on June 23, leaders from as many as 20 Opposition parties are expected to gather in Patna to work out a strategy to counter the BJP in 2024.
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