Still no visit to Manipur by PM Modi: TMC leader Derek O’Brien

Ethnic violence has been going on in Manipur since May 3 last year, after a tribal solidarity march was taken out in the hill districts of the northeastern state to protest against the majority Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.More than 220 people, including members of both the Kuki and Meitei communities and security personnel, have been killed in the continuing violence.Arctic Tern is a bird that has the longest migration known in the animal kingdom. It flies from its Arctic breeding grounds to Antarctica and returns every year.O’Brien’s remarks come as Modi has returned from a three-day tour of the United States during which he attended the Quad leaders’ meeting and addressed the Summit of the Future at the United Nations General Assembly.The TMC leader also mentioned the pending central funds for West Bengal.”Still no funds released to states, like Bengal,” he said in his post on X.Funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) have been stopped for West Bengal since March 9, 2022, according to the provisions under section 27 of the Act, due to non-compliance with the Centre’s directions.”Still no …please add to this list. It’s a long one…,” O’Brien added.



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