PM 'mute spectator'on Manipur situation; his govt irresponsible: Cong

New Delhi, PTI

The Congress on Wednesday asked why has the "double engine" BJP government failed to restore peace and normalcy in Manipur as it alleged that the prime minister has remained a "mute spectator" and has not even chaired a meeting on the situation in the violence-hit state.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also alleged that the measures announced by Home Minister Amit Shah were "too little and too late" and have failed to deliver on the ground.

"Shri Narendra Modi has remained a mute spectator. Modi ji has not even had the time to chair a meeting on Manipur. But, the Congress party shall keep questioning Modi Government's rank incompetence," he said on Twitter.

"Why has the 'double engine' BJP Government failed to restore peace and normalcy in Manipur? Is it because the BJP intends to widen the fissures between ethnic groups for its cheap political gains?" he also asked.

Kharge said news reports of "NDA's NEDA chairman and Assam chief minister and RSS' national executive member taking the help of insurgent groups" to fight previous elections are clearly saying so.

"Why hasn't the Prime Minister not called an AllParty meeting to deliberate political solutions? It is high time the Modi government take responsibility for their crimes perpetrated on the people of Manipur and becomes accountable," he said.