Lok Sabha witnessed one of the most controversial Centre vs Opposition sessions on Wednesday (August 09). From Rahul Gandhis firm claims to BJPs retort, everything that happened at the Parliament yesterday became the talk of the town. After Centres Smriti Iranis attack over the opposition claims, Union Home Minister Amit Shah took charge. He discussed various issues and did a fierce attack on the opposition bloc, INDIA. During the discussion, he also talked about the much-awaited issue of the current hour – the Manipur row.The union minister asserted that he has been working hard on bringing peace to Manipur and has been monitoring the situation closely since violence broke erupted on May 03.Early morning calls with PM Modi on Manipur row: Amit Shah He also recalled how Prime Minister Narendra Modi randomly called him at 4 am and 6.30 am on two consecutive days when reports of clashes came in Manipur.Amit Shahs counter-attack came amid the oppositions constant demands for the prime minister to address the issue prevailing in the strife-torn Manipur.Addressing the parliament, Shah said, “I want to tell the whole country, the Prime Minister called me at 4 in the night and also at 6.30 the next morning. And they (opposition) are saying Modi ji doesnt bother at all.”Union Home Minister briefs about Centres steps to control situation#WATCH | Union Home Minister Amit Shah gives a detailed response on what led to violence in Manipur and the measures taken by the government to control the situation in the state pic.twitter.com/PKscrHIyGn— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2023Giving a piece of detailed information on the steps taken by the central government within 24 hours since the violence erupted between the hill-majority Kuki tribe and the valley-majority Meiteis, he said, “For three days, continuously, we worked round the clock. We held 16 video conferences, sent 36,000 CAPF (central cops) personnel immediately, used air force planes, changed the Chief Secretary and DGP (police chief), and sent an adviser from Surat the centre sent Chief Secretary and DGP too. All this was done on May 4 itself.”#WATCH | This is a very unfortunate incident and it is a shame for society. But why did this video (Manipur viral video) come before the start of this Parliament session If someone was having this video they should have given it to the DGP, and action would have been taken on… pic.twitter.com/CEd8vTWnPN— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2023Further, the union minister also rejected the oppositions call for the imposition of the Presidents rule in BJP-ruled Manipur under Article 356 of the Constitution as playing politics over violence.“They (opposition) keep saying why we didnt apply (Article) 356 (Article) 356 is applied when during turmoil the state government doesnt cooperate. We changed the DGP, the state accepted the centres decision. We changed the Chief Secretary, and the state accepted the decision,” Shah said.Attack on opposition over demands for CM Birens resignationResponding to the oppositions query why Chief Minister N Biren Singh has not been replaced, Amit Shah said, “The chief minister is replaced only when the CM doesnt cooperate. This CM is cooperating.”A state CM needs to be changed when he is not cooperating. This CM is cooperating with the Centre: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Manipur pic.twitter.com/qAS4rvgfk2— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2023Apart from the opposition, the Kuki tribe have also been repeatedly demanding the resignation of the chief minister. In June, the centres proposed peace talks with all communities in Manipur failed due to Singhs participation in the dialogue team. The Kukis did not agree to the talks as CM Biren Singh would be present, after which Manipurs umbrella civil society group COCOMI also decided not to participate in the planned talks.In June, he visited Manipur for three days, where he met people from both communities and looked into the relief arrangements for thousands of internally displaced people.Since the violence sparked in the northeastern state, more than 140 people have lost their lives and thousands have been displaced to a safer place.
