For 6-months long Manipur clashes RSS chief slams foreign bigots
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has blamed “external forces” for nearly six months of violence in the northeastern state of Manipur.
Bhagwat said the mass violence and ethnic clashes in Manipur were “orchestrated” by “foreign extremists”.
The RSS chief made the comments in his speech on the occasion of Vijayadashami Utsav in Nagpur on Tuesday (October 24).
“Meiteis and Kukis have been living side by side in Manipur for a long time. Since Manipur is a border state, imagine who benefits from such conflicts? RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said. That external forces benefit.
He further questioned: “Which outside powers might be interested in taking advantage of the unrest and instability in Manipur?”
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has questioned the BJP-led central government over the continuation of N Biren Singh as the chief minister of conflict-hit Manipur.
“Why is the CM who is so maligned by all sections of Manipur society still being allowed to continue?” Congress leader Jairam Ramesh asked.
This question of Jairam Ramesh was among the five questions that the people of Manipur keep asking.
The other four questions are:
“Why has the Prime Minister not even met with the CM of Manipur and elected MLAs of the state, a large majority of whom belong to his own party or are his party’s allies?
Why has the Union Minister of State of External Affairs who represents Manipur (Inner) in the Lok Sabha not been able to meet the PM?
Why has the PM who pontificates on all subjects not seen it fit to speak on Manipur publicly for more than 4-5 minutes at most, that too in a routine manner and after immense pressure from the Opposition?
Why has the PM who loves to travel at the drop of a hat not seen it fit to spend even a few hours in Manipur to show his concern?”
The Congress leader further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “has abandoned the state of Manipur at a time when his intervention and outreach was needed the most”.
“He (PM Modi) cannot escape accountability and responsibility by completely ignoring the crisis,” Jairam Ramesh said.
