After Manipur Sexual Assault Video, Opposition Wants PM In Parliament
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The Manipur police said the video dates back to May 4. The women were paraded naked by "unknown armed miscreants and the investigation has been started".
The video of two Kuki-Zo women paraded naked and gangraped, allegedly by a group of Meitei men in Manipur, has drawn sharp reactions from the Opposition, which has been questioning the Prime Minister's silence on the violence-hit state. The Centre today said it was ready for a discussion on the violence in the monsoon session of Parliament, which begins tomorrow. PM's silence and inaction has led Manipur into anarchy.INDIA will not stay silent while the idea of India is being attacked in Manipur.We stand with the people of Manipur. Peace is the only way forward. मणिपुर से आ रही महिलाओं के खिलाफ यौन हिंसा की तस्वीरें दिल दहला देने वाली हैं। महिलाओं के साथ घटी इस भयावह हिंसा की घटना की जितनी निंदा की जाए कम है। समाज में हिंसा का सबसे ज्यादा दंश महिलाओं और बच्चों को झेलना पड़ता है।हम सभी को मणिपुर में शांति के प्रयासों को आगे बढ़ाते हुए… PM @narendramodi please come to #Parliament and speak in both HousesEnough of Mann Ki Baat. Time for #Manipur Ki BaatOr will you stay away Mr PM and disrupt the full #MonsoonSessionpic.twitter.com/PWaplu5xTC
Hours later, as the video started being widely circulated online, social media erupted in outrage. The Opposition, too, was vehement in their condemnation of the atrocities in the state and the government's inaction.
Congress's Rahul Gandhi squarely blamed the Prime Minister for the situation in Manipur, which has been witnessing ethnic violence since May 3.
