New Delhi, Sept 13 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Manipur, describing it as a “3-hour pitstop” that amounts to “a farce and grave insult to the wounded people” of the state.
In a post on X, Kharge, while mentioning the PM said, “Your so-called roadshow in Imphal and Churachandpur today is nothing but a cowardly escape from hearing the cries of people in relief camps — 864 days of violence, 300 lives lost, 67,000 displaced, 1,500 injured.”
He said: “You made 46 foreign trips, but not a single visit to share two words of sympathy with your own citizens. Your last visit to Manipur? January 2022 — for elections!”.
The Rajya Sabha leader of Opposition further accused the “double engine” government of “bulldozing the innocent lives of Manipur”. He also accused both the PM and Home Minister Amit Shah of “incompetence” and slammed the imposition of President’s rule in the state.
“You and HM Amit Shah’s gross incompetence and complicity in betraying all communities was shielded from scrutiny by imposing President’s rule in the state. Violence still continues,” he alleged.
Stating that the law and order in Manipur was the responsibility of the Central government, Kharge said, “It is the BJP which was responsible for maintaining law & order in the state and it is now the union government which is again dithering. Not to forget, that it is your government which is responsible for national security and securing borders”.
“This hush-hush pit stop isn’t repentance. It’s not even guilt. You are organising a grand welcome ceremony for yourself. It is like puncturing the wounds of those still suffering because of your own abdication of basic constitutional responsibilities,” Kharge said.
“Where is your Raj dharma?” Kharge questioned the PM.
The Prime Minister is visiting Manipur, where he will launch several development projects worth crores of rupees.
