Despite this evident collapse in administration, the Congress Party’s demand for the dismissal of the Biren Singh Government in Manipur has not been met.Why is the Prime Minister protecting Biren Singh? Is it indifference to the reality of Manipur, or is it a tacit endorsement of the violence?” Ramesh said.He said the reality of the large-scale violence and collapse of administration in Manipur has become front-page news across the world.”When the world is witnessing this level of anarchy in an Indian state, how does the Propoganda ke Papa justify his claims to being a ‘Vishwaguru’ who has enhanced India’s stature on the global stage?” the Congress leader said.”If he has stopped the war in Ukraine, why could he not stop the civil war-like situation in Manipur?” Ramesh said.In late March, several Kuki youth and women decided to boycott elections to the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency to protest the system’s failure to ensure their “protection, dignity, and rights”, he pointed out.”What is the PM doing to preserve this last semblance of Indian democracy – the act of voting – in Manipur?” Ramesh said.”Even amidst all the anarchy, the BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP in Manipur, Sanajaoba Leishemba, from the erstwhile royal family of Manipur princely state, has been declaring himself the ‘Maharaja of Manipur’ on his official letterhead as a Member of Parliament. The title blatantly violates Article 18 of the Indian Constitution which effectively abolishes all feudal titles,” he said.



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