Manipur All-Party Meet: Congress Says Amit Shah 'Didn't Want To Listen', RJD Slams CM N Biren Singh

RJD MP Manoj Jha took a swipe at Manipur CM N Biren Singh and said that the entire opposition said that till he (Singh) is in charge, there cannot be peace in Manipur.

Oppn leaders at all-party meeting chaired by Amit Shah on manipur violence.

Source : PTI

Congress has attacked the Centre over the all-party meeting that Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired on Saturday over the continuous unrest in Manipur. Former State CM & party leader Okram Ibobi Singh said that Amit Shah did not want to 'listen'. He said that he told him it was not time to politicise the issue as normalcy needs to be brought into the state.

"When I started giving my suggestions, I think he did not want to listen. I also mentioned that this was not the time to politicise the issue as normalcy needs to be brought in the state. I asked him to give me at least 5 mins to speak on the issue but he asked me to meet him separately," Singh said.

#WATCH | "When I started giving my suggestions, I think he did not want to listen. I also mentioned that this was not the time to politicise the issue as normalcy needs to be brought in the state. I asked him to give me at least 5 mins to speak on the issue but he asked me to… pic.twitter.com/OzOESHQ6ew

— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2023

 

Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha said that the entire opposition said that the person heading the state of Manipur is not trustworthy. He said this after Union Home Minister Amit Shah convened an all-party meeting over the persisting unrest in the northeastern state. Without naming CM N Biren Singh, Jha said that there cannot be peace in the state till he (Singh) is in charge. 

He said, "It was an open discussion. The entire opposition went to the extent of saying that the person heading the administration of Manipur is not trustworthy...we can't have peace in Manipur till he is in charge..."

#WATCH | Manoj Jha, RJD MP speaks after all-party meeting over the Manipur situation, he says, "It was an open discussion. The entire opposition went to the extent of saying that the person heading the administration of Manipur is not trustworthy...we can't have peace in Manipur… pic.twitter.com/FF2nv3NXkG

— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired an all-party meeting in the national capital to discuss the situation in the violence-hit Manipur. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar did not take part in the meeting due to some prior commitments, however, two of his party leaders viz. NCP General Secretary Narendra Verma and Manipur NCP Chief Soran Iboyaima Singh were present in his place. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma and AAP leader Sanjay Singh also participated in the meet.

 

In the meeting, All India Trinamool Congress demanded that an all-party delegation be sent to Manipur within one week. 

 

"The message till now from the Union Government has been one of ignoring; that needs to change to healing, caring, restoring peace and harmony," the party added in its statement, as reported by ANI.