Nitish seeks Modi s statement on Manipur violence

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday expressed his concern over the condition in Manipur and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to issue a statement in the Parliament on the situation in the northeastern state.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event in Patna, Kumar said that the opposition’s demand for Prime Minister’s official statement was “justified”.

“There seems to be no sign of an end to the violence in Manipur. In such a scenario it is justified for the opposition to demand Prime Minister’s statement on the issue. He must give a statement in the parliament. People especially the women in the state are suffering due to the violence. The attack on women in Manipur is shocking and disturbing”, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said.

“Can you imagine the brutality faced by women in Manipur? They were paraded naked. Such incidents are highly condemnable. The Prime Minister must issue a statement in the parliament,” Nitish Kumar told reporters in Patna.

After unsuccessfully demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Manipur violence, the opposition alliance INDIA on Wednesday brought a no-confidence motion against the central government in Lok Sabha.

Later Rajya Sabha also witnessed unruly scenes with the opposition demanding Prime Minister’s statement on the issue.

While talking to reporters in Patna, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for comparing the opposition alliance INDIA with banned outfits Indian Mujahedeen and Popular Front of India.

He said that the BJP was “under lots of pressure and scared” after the opposition parties organized two successful meetings recently.

“In the next meeting, we will address other important issues. We also want to sort out seat-sharing issues among the political parties”.

About the recently held NDA meeting in New Delhi, Nitish Kumar said that the BJP was forced to call a meeting after the opposition parties organized a gathering in Patna and Bengaluru recently.

“Do you remember how many meetings of the NDA were held earlier? The BJP organized a meeting in New Delhi recently because they were scared of our unity. Remember, during Atal Behari Vajpayee’s time, NDA was formed. I was with the NDA and attended meetings. But in 2017 when we came to NDA again how many meetings of the NDA were held?”