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MANIPUR BURNING:

Govt faces flak for calling the meeting ‘too

late’ with PM Modi away in the US

Violence gripped Manipur on May 3 after clashes erupted during a rally organized by the All Tribals
Students Union to protest the demand for the inclusion of Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribe list

OUR BUREAU
Imphal/New Delhi
wo soldiers got injured after
armed miscreants resorted to
Tunprovoked firing in N Bol-
jang, Imphal West district on Thurs-
day morning, Spear Corps, Indian
Army said. The soldiers sustained
minor injuries and are stable, officials
added. In a tweet, Spear Corps said,
“Unprovoked firing in Imphal West.
Armed miscreants resorted to un-
provoked firing in N Boljang, Imphal
West Distt in the morning hours of
22 June. Calibrated response by own
troops to avoid any collateral dam-
age. Two soldiers sustained minor in-
juries- both stable.”
Earlier, an Indian Army sol-
dier has been injured after armed
miscreants resorted to unprovoked
firing from Kanto Sabal towards
Chingmang village during the inter-
vening night of June 18-19.
Violence gripped Manipur on
May 3 after clashes erupted during a
rally organized by the All Tribals Stu-
dents Union (ATSU) to protest the
demand for the inclusion of Meiteis
in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list. People from Manipur, stage a protest over the ongoing violence in the state, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday (ANI)
As Manipur is still witnessing in-
cidents like arson, the state govern-
ment on Tuesday extended the ban Shah will convene an all-party meet- Rahul Gandhi said it is being con- remain suspended in the state.
on the internet by five more days till ing on June 24 in the national capital vened at a time when Prime Minister “Further suspension of mo-
June 25 with immediate effect in an to discuss the situation in Manipur, Narendra Modi is on a State visit to bile data services/internet/data ser-
effort to prevent further disturbance Home Ministry Spokesperson said the United States, which shows that vices including broadband services
to peace. on Wednesday. the meeting isn’t important to him. and internet/data services through
Meanwhile, Congress leader KC The announcement came hours Rahul tweeted, “Manipur has VASTs of Bharatnet Phase-ll is fur-
Venugopal on Thursday slammed after, Congress Parliamentary Party been burning for 50 days, but the ther suspended in the territorial ju-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Chairperson Sonia Gandhi said that Prime Minister remained silent. An risdiction of the state of Manipur,
his silence over the unrest in Mani- the unprecedented violence that has all-party meeting was called when except for those who have already
pur. “For the last 53 days, Manipur devastated the lives of people in Mani- the Prime Minister himself is not in been specifically exempted by the
is burning, and people are fighting pur has “left a deep wound in the con- the country! Clearly, this meeting is government and may be exempted
with each other. PM has not uttered science of our nation” while appealing not important for the Prime Minis- subsequently and Internet Lease
a single word yet. A delegation from for peace and harmony in the state. ter.” The union home minister will Line (ILL) on a case to basis as per-
Manipur was here for the last 10 Questioning the timing of the be chairing an all-party meeting on mitted by the competent authority,”
days but PM was not ready to meet all-party meeting called by Union June 24 in the national capital to an order issued by Manipur govern-
them,” Venugopal said. “We’re Home Minister Amit Shah on June discuss the situation in Manipur, ment said on Tuesday, adding it is
expecting a meeting convened by 24, to discuss the prevailing situation the spokesperson for the MHA in- issued to prevent any disturbances
Prime Minister,” he added. in Manipur in the wake of ethnic vi- formed on Wednesday. of the peace and public order in the
Union Home Minister Amit olence and clashes, Congress leader Meanwhile, Internet services jurisdiction of the state.

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