First 'major dissenting voice' in BJP on Manipur violence and assaults against women !!
Referring to the Mahabharata, BJP leader Shanta Kumar. former Himachal Pradesh CM, says, “one Draupadi cheerharan (disrobing of Draupadi) led to dharma yudh”. “Here, a ‘Draupadi cheerharan’ is taking place every day and everyone has become a mute spectator.”
Senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar has urged the Modi government to take “decisive” action to bring the violence in Manipur to an end, reports website 'The Print'.
Shanta Kumar, also a former Union minister. says the Manipur violence is a “national shame”. “It is very unfortunate,” he told ThePrint in an interview.
“The central government should act swiftly and decisively to end the violence and chaos in the state, whether by replacing the chief minister or imposing President’s Rule. The situation has not improved even after 80 days, and reports of arson and killing are still coming. This must stop,” he said.
The ongoing ethnic violence between the Kuki and Meitei communities in Manipur had commenced on May 3. The violence has so far claimed more than 150 lives and displaced over 50,000 people.
Of course, public outrage over the Manipur crisis has intensified after a video of two women being stripped and paraded naked by a mob went viral.
A visibly upset Supreme Court on Tuesday during a hearing a lamented that, "There is no law and order left" in the northeastern state.
The newly appointed DGP of Manipur Rajiv Singh, otherwise a Tripura cadre officer, was on Tuesday summoned by the Supreme Court in connection with various heinous crimes and continuous ethnic strife in the northeastern state.
The DGP has been asked to make himself available at the court on Monday afternoon when the hearing starts.
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