Slamming the BJP-led Union government for its persistence with imposing Hindi disregarding Tamil and other languages and washing its hands off Manipur, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday, charged the Centre with usurping the legitimate rights of the states.
The Manipur government on Monday extended the suspension of mobile internet and data services for two more days in seven trouble-torn districts, officials said.
Manipur’s descent into violence once again high lights the fragility of peace in regions marred by ethnic divides and inadequate governance.
Congress, on Monday, slammed the BJP-led government in Manipur and the Centre for the situation in Manipur stating that there is complete “anarchy” under the ‘double-engine’ government in the northeastern state.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reviewed the situation in violence-ridden Manipur and asked the senior security officials to take effective steps to prevent violence and maintain peace in the Northeastern state
"Wherever Modi goes, he spreads hate. Even today the Prime Minister of India has not gone to Manipur which has been burning for one and a half years. It has never happened in India's history...," he said.
Following a recent militant assault on the Borobekra police station and a nearby CRPF post in Jakuradhor, Jiribam district, former Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has called for the urgent and safe release of six civilians who remain unaccounted for.
Additional 2,000 CAPF personnel deployed following armed attacks and rising unrest.
The attack unfolded around 3 pm on Sunday, with heavily armed militants firing on both the CRPF post at Jakuradhor and the police station.
Violence erupts in Manipur's Imphal West, Jiribam; indefinite curfew imposed
