Under BJP, Manipur is neither ‘ek’ nor ‘safe’: Mallikarjun Kharge – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid fresh violence in Manipur, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday alleged that the ruling BJP wants the border state to be burned as it serves its divisive politics. Rahul Gandhi expressed concern over the bloodshed and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the state and try to bring about reconciliation.
Kharge mocked Modi’s slogan “ek hain to safe hain” and said, “Under your double-engine governments, Manipur is neither ‘ek’ nor is it ‘safe’.” “Since May 2023, the country has suffered unimaginable pain, division and simmering violence, which have destroyed the future of its people. We say with utmost responsibility that it appears that the BJP deliberately wants Manipur to be burnt as it serves its hateful divisions. politics,” he said.
Rahul said the recent series of violent clashes and continued bloodshed in Manipur is deeply disturbing. “After more than a year of division and suffering, it was the hope of every Indian that the central and state governments would have made every effort to bring about reconciliation and find a solution. I once again urge the Prime Minister to visit Manipur and work towards restoring peace. and healing in the region,” he said.
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said, “If even the MLAs of the ruling parties are not safe in Manipur, how can the common citizens have any hope of peace? The crisis has spiraled out of control, simply because of the active choice of the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior to foster peace. politics of hate. The HM is busy campaigning, while the Prime Minister is on his way to yet another foreign visit as Manipur is once again on fire.
The Congress leader said that even if Modi visits Manipur in the future, the people of the state will “never forgive or forget” that he left them to fend for themselves.