The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to put on hold the recording of the statement of the tribal women victims in the Manipur viral video case till it hears the main case today at 2 pm. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asked Solicitor […]
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Opposition MPs brief INDIA floor leaders in Parliament on Manipur situation
Members of Parliament. who were part of the multi-party Opposition INDIA alliance that went to assess the situation in violence-hit Manipur, on Monday briefed floor leaders of the grouping, including Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge. The briefing was held at the Parliament House building. Former Congress president Sonia […]
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AAP’s Raghav Chadha serves notice in Parliament to discuss Manipur situation
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Monday gave suspension of business notice in Parliament to discuss the breakdown of law and order situation in Manipur. In his notice, Chadha wrote, “That this House do suspend Zero Hour and relevant rules relating to Question Hour and other business of the […]
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“NDA Union Ministers used to visit Manipur…”: Jairam Ramesh takes dig at Centre
As the visiting delegation of Opposition leaders met the Manipur Governor on the second day of their fact-finding visit to the state, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh launched a scathing attack at the Centre saying only one minister from the ruling NDA has visited the Northeast state since the ethnic […]
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“If sharing Manipur people’s pain is show-off then…”: Sena (UBT) leader Raut slams BJP
Hitting back at the BJP for labelling the ongoing two-day visit of Opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A. to Manipur as “show-off” and “political tourism”, Shiv Sena Party (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP, Sanjay Raut, on Sunday said that sharing the pain of the country’s citizens is not a show-off and that it was […]
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Nation facing gravest crisis, says P Chidambaram as Oppn delegation lands in Manipur
As the delegation from the Opposition alliance landed in Manipur to get a sense of the “actual situation on the ground” in the violence-hit state, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said all Opposition parties were of the opinion that the country is facing a “gravest crisis” today. “Manipur’s […]
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Team of INDIA alliance MPs to visit Manipur on July 29,30
A team of opposition MPs belonging to I.N.D.I.A is slated to visit Manipur on July 29 and 30 amid their demand for a detailed discussion in Parliament on the situation in the state, which has seen ethnic violence. The visit comes even as the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has […]
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Monsoon session: “Nation is watching…” Congress MP Jairam Ramesh demands PM Modi’s statement on Manipur
Ahead of the beginning of third day of the ongoing Parliament Monsoon session Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that the opposition parties’ newly constructed alliance– I.N.D.I.A– demands from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to precede the discussion on the Manipur situation. In a tweet, the Congress Rajya Sabha MP […]
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Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha face adjournments amid opposition demands on Manipur situation
Opposition parties continued their protest in the two Houses of Parliament over their demands relating to the debate on the Manipur situation with both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seeing adjournments on Monday. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 12 noon and then till 2 pm. In […]
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“Discussions should be on Bengal, Rajasthan also…” Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal as Oppn protests against Manipur issue
Amid opposition parties’ demands for a discussion on the situation of Manipur in Parliament, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Monday said that discussions should also be held on whatever is happening in West Bengal and Rajasthan. The Union Minister said that discussions should be held in “totality” including Manipur, wherever atrocities […]
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Amit Shah speaks to Manipur CM after video of two women paraded naked goes viral
Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh a day after a video of two women being paraded naked on a road by a group of men got viral on social media. In a telephonic conversation, the Home Minister enquired about the horrific incident […]
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Manipur extortion case: NIA files chargesheet against Myanmar national, 2 members of banned outfits
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against three persons, including a Myanmar national, in a case of extortion by members of banned terror outfits in Manipur. The charge sheet was filed in the NIA Special Court, Imphal, against three cadres of the proscribed terrorist organisations namely (People’s Revolutionary […]
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Manipur MLAs urge Amit Shah to restore peace, normalcy in state after violence
A group of 31 MLAs of Manipur has unanimously resolved to urge Union Home Minister Amit Shah to reach a conclusive resolution that will bring peace in the state, said an official statement from the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) Manipur on Wednesday. According to the statement, the MLAs proposed to the Union […]
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“We never told the US to learn from us…,” Congress MP Manish Tewari on US Ambassador’s Manipur remarks
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday hit out at the United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti over his remark on the situation in Manipur. “As far as the US Ambassador is concerned, the country faces several challenges but India has never appreciated any statement in its internal matters,” Tewari said. Pointing out that there was rampant […]
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Congress demands resignation of the Manipur CM; asks PM to break his silence
Congress demanded the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh over the law and order situation in the conflict-ridden state and questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence over the situation in Manipur. “From the Congress party, we demand that the resignation of the CM of Manipur should be taken as […]