- Indian Parliament Adjourns Amid Uproar Over Violence in Manipur
- Opposition Demands Debate as Parliament Proceedings Disrupted
- US Conveys Concern Over Manipur Violence, PM Modi Vows Stern Action
Due to Manipur unrest, both houses of the Indian parliament postponed on Monday, according to Indian media.
Opposition MPs in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha requested a discussion and disrupted proceedings with slogans and placards.
According to India Today, Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the government was ready for a discussion. But opposition members in the Lok Sabha requested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi address the lower house.
The Indian Express reported that as the day came to a standstill, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke with key opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay, and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s T. R. Baalu.
Amit Shah says the government is prepared to discuss the violence in the northeastern state.
Also Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar of the Rajya Sabha suspended Sanjay Singh for the remainder of the session for “repeated violations.”
Since May, at least 120 people have been slain in an ethnic conflict between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the predominantly Christian Kuki tribes in Manipur.
Last week, a degrading video showed Meitei males forcing two Kuki women to undress and harassing them in May. The United States conveyed concern regarding the videos on Sunday.
The US State Department’s spokesperson called the event “brutal” and “terrible” and expressed the nation’s sympathy to the victims.
The State Department spokesperson stated that the United States encouraged a peaceful and inclusive resolution to the violence in Manipur and urged authorities to respond to humanitarian needs while safeguarding all groups, homes, and places of worship.
Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the attack as “shameful” and vowed stern action.
For the first time since the Manipur battles began in May, Mr. Modi said his “heart is filled with pain and rage.
“The incident in Manipur is a disgrace for any civilized society,” he told reporters. It has disgraced the entire nation. The chief justice of India’s Supreme Court, DY Chandrachud, stated that the maltreatment of women depicted in the video was “simply unacceptable.”
Chandrachud told Bar and Bench, “If the government does not act, we will.”
