Manipur writing on wall, Shah’s eyes shut: Cong on NDA MLAs skipping meet

PTI New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at the BJP over some MLAs of the ruling NDA skipping a meeting called by Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, saying the writing on the wall is clear and asked whether Home Minister Amit Shah is reading it. Congress general secretary incharge communications Jairam Ramesh also asked how long will the "excruciating agony" of the people of Manipur continue like this. Ramesh along with Manipur Congress chief K Meghachandra Singh, AICC in-charge of state Girish Chodankar, Inner Manipur MP A Bimol Akoijam and former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, apprising him of the situation in the violence-hit state and deliberated on ways to bring peace in the state. After meeting Kharge, Ramesh told PTI that the Congress chief would send a letter to President Droupadi Murmu about the prevailing situation in Manipur.

He said the INDIA bloc would raise the issue in Parliament and take up this matter collectively. Earlier, Ramesh in a post on X said that on Monday night, the CM of Manipur called a meeting in Imphal of all MLAs belonging to the NDA. The Assembly has 60 members. "Other than him, only 26 showed up. Of these 26, 4 belong to the NPP whose National President has already written to the BJP National President withdrawing support to the present CM," he said.

"The writing on the wall is clear. But is the grand sutradhar of Manipur - the Union Home Minister, to whom the PM has abdicated and outsourced all responsibility for the state - reading it?" Ramesh said. Later, in a post, he said, "Now we gather that the signatures of 3 MLAs who were supposedly present have been forged.