Gaurav Gogoi, Thirumavalavan Among 20 MPs In INDIA Delegation To Violence-Hit Manipur
A 20-member delegation from the Opposition bloc, INDIA, will visit Manipur to take stock of the situation on January 29 and 30.
The INDIA bloc has announced the names of 20 MPs from 16 parties who will be in the delegation that will visit the violence-hit Manipur. The Opposition on Thursday announced that its leaders would visit Manipur to take stock of the situation on the ground. Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had visited the violence-hit areas and relief camps in Manipur.
The INDIA delegation would include the following Opposition MPs:
1. Congress: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, Gaurav Gogoi, Phulo Devi Netam
2. JDU: Lalan Singh, Anil Hegde
3. TMC: Sushmita Dev
4. DMK: Kanimozhi
5. CPI: Santhosh Kumar
6. CPI(M): AA Rahim
7. RJD: Manoj Jha
8. SP: Javed Ali Khan
9. JMM: Mahua Maji
10. NCP: Mohd Faizal
11. IUML: Mohd Bashir
12. RSP: NK Premachandran
13. You: Sushil Gupta
14. Shiv Sena (Uddhav): Arvind Sawant
15. VCK: Ravi Kumar, Thirumavalavan
16. RLD: Jayant Chowdhary
The opposition leaders have been seeking to visit the violence-hit state for some time, but were denied permission due to the volatile situation there. The Opposition has been demanding a discussion in both houses of Parliament on Manipur and a statement from the Prime Minister on the violence. The government has agreed to a discussion on the floor of the House.
The protest against the failure to control the Manipur violence gained momentum after a video of two women being paraded naked went viral. Earlier this week, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi moved a no-confidence motion against the NDA government over its failure to control the law and order situation in Manipur.
However, it has not accepted the demand concerning PM Narendra Modi's statement. The government has said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address Parliament on the issue. The Opposition has also alleged that Shah's words did not match his actions and that the government is running away from a discussion on Manipur.
Amid the ongoing tussle with the Centre over the issue of Manipur, the Opposition members led by Congress MPs walked out of Rajya Sabha proceedings on Thursday over their demand for a discussion on the Manipur situation.
When the Upper House, which was adjourned twice in the pre-lunch session amid continuous sloganeering by members of both treasury benches and the opposition, reassembled for the post-lunch period, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur moved the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 amid sloganeering by the opposition members.
When Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was given the floor by Deputy Chairman Harivansh, members of the treasury benches started shouting. Kharge said he wanted to speak on the bill as well as "dil ki baat" and tried to bring up the Manipur issue which was disallowed by the deputy chairman saying he should restrict himself to speaking on the bill as per rules of the House.
Subsequently, the Opposition members walked out of the House even as it continued discussion on the bill.
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