New Delhi: Lok Sabha member A Bimol Akoijam voiced his deep concern over the omission of any mention of Manipur, a state afflicted by ethnic violence, in President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint session of Parliament.
In an impassioned speech late Monday night, the first-time Congress member from Inner Manipur highlighted the plight of 60,000 people living in deplorable conditions in relief camps in the northeastern state over the past year.
He pointed out that despite the extensive presence of central armed forces in Manipur, 60,000 people have been rendered homeless, and thousands of villages have been destroyed.
“Our Prime Minister remains silent, not even uttering a word, and the President’s address failed to mention this. This silence is not normal,” Akoijam stated in his speech.
He further emphasized that over 200 people have died, and a civil war-like situation has developed, with armed individuals roaming, fighting each other, and defending their villages, while the Indian state has remained a mute spectator to this tragedy for the past year.
