Manipur: A delegation from the opposition meets with Governor Anusuiya Uikey and submits a memo

At the Raj Bhavan in Imphal on Sunday, the team of opposition lawmakers visiting Manipur met with the governor, Anusuiya Uikey.

21 members of the opposition coalition INDIA are visiting Manipur for two days. Manipur has been the scene of ethnic conflict since May 3. The MPs met with the victims of the month-long violence on Saturday, the first day of their tour, while visiting aid camps.

Uikey received a note from the delegation. Adhir Chowdhury, the head of the Congress, said that Uikey suggested that an all-party team visit Manipur to engage with the populace during their meeting.

On May 3, ethnic conflict broke out in Manipur between the Meitei and tribal tribes of the state. A Tribal Solidarity March was conducted on May 3 in opposition to the Meiteis’ planned scheduled tribe (ST) designation. Thousands of people have been displaced and more than 150 people have already perished as a result of the violence. Houses, governmental structures, places of worship, and political institutions have all been attacked.

opposition delegation visits the governor of manipur

On Sunday, the opposition MPs sent a note to governor Anusuiya Uikey outlining their concerns about the state of Manipur.

After their visit, Chowdhury gave a press conference and said that the opposition team will report their findings in the parliament.

Uikey suggested that a cross-party group go to Manipur to interact with the locals, according to Chowdhury.

“Governor stated all-party committee should go to Manipur to meet with locals and discuss eradicating distrust amongst groups…In Parliament, we’ll discuss our views on Manipur.As the situation in Manipur worsens daily, we have asked that it be discussed in Parliament.According to Chowdhury, if the Manipur issue is not settled quickly, it might pose a security risk to the nation.

The visiting was criticized as a show-off by the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). On the other hand, the opposition has argued that the Manipur crisis should not be politicized. Ten opposition members, some of whom are part of the group now in Manipur, had previously referred to Chief Minister N Biren Singh as the “architect” of the violence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also received harsh criticism from the opposition for remaining mute about the violence in the state.

“We have always said that if the Prime Minister wants to lead an all-party delegation, we would be happy to be a part of it,” Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said. We want peace to be achieved in the end.

According to Hindustan Times (HT), Adhir Chowdhury, who is also the head of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, previously said that the opposition was not attempting to use the matter for political gain.

The crucial aspect is that Manipur has been ignored, according to Chowdhury. The problem is becoming worse since both the state government and the federal government ignored it. Peace should return as soon as possible. Maintaining fairness and peace is crucial. We’ll insist that the governor do all in his power to get things back to normal. It is the government’s failing.

Manoj Jha, a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), had said, “We are going to ask the Governor to restore calm in the state. A note will be sent to the governor.

Sushmita Dev, a member of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), had said, “The situation is not good here (Manipur); we want to present a joint memorandum to the Governor and appeal for peace.” We’ll want the governor to let PM Modi and Union HM Amit Shah know how things are going in the state.

What did the opposition delegation in Manipur do on their first day there?

The opposition MPs met with victims of ethnic conflicts on Saturday, the first day of their tour, when they visited multiple relief camps in Imphal, Moirang in the Bishnupur district, and Churachandpur, according to PTI.

On Saturday, Chowdhury stated: “The Prime Minister and Union Home Minister are silent and leading the nation astray. They claim that everything in Manipur is good, yet this is untrue. We aren’t being given the chance to speak in Parliament…We came here to meet the locals, with whom we chatted and exchanged horror-filled tales. We will now bring forward those allegations in Parliament.

On Saturday, the opposition delegation split up into several groups after landing in Manipur. Chowdhury and a few other people left for Churachandpur first in order to inspect the relief camp that had been put up at the Churachandpur College Boys Hostel. According to a Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) source, the second delegation, which included party deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi and others, visited a relief camp at Don Bosco School in Churachandpur.

After arriving back in Imphal, the Chowdhury-led delegation traveled to a relief camp at Moirang College in the Bishnupur district to meet Meitei community victims, according to a source speaking to PTI. The second batch reportedly traveled to the Ideal Girl’s College relief camp in Akampat in the Imphal East region, according to the news agency.

MPs from prominent INDIA coalition parties including the Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), DMK, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Janata Dal-United (JD-U), and CPM are included in the opposition delegation.

The delegation also includes Manoj Kumar Jha of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Sushmita Dev of the TMC, Mahua Maji of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Kanimozhi of the DMK, Mohammad Faizal of the Nationalist Congress Party, Jayant Chaudhary of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, N K Premachandran of the Revolutionary Socialist Party, T Thirumavalavan of the