Manipur Issue: Kharge hits out at PM Modi, demands to sack 'BJP's incompetent CM'

News Summary: 

• Kharge criticizes PM Modi over Manipur violence
• Calls for the removal of  Manipur Chief Minister
• Highlights 147 days of suffering in Manipur
• Condemns violence against women and children
• Jairam Ramesh questions PM Modi's absence in Manipur amid violence

New Delhi: Congress national president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Manipur violence and urged him to sack Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'incompetent Chief Minister'.

Kharge said that the beautiful state of Manipur has been turned into a 'battlefield'.

"For 147 days, the people of Manipur have been suffering, but PM Modi does not have time to visit the state. The horrific images of students being targeted in this violence have once again shocked the entire nation. It is now apparent that violence against women and children was weaponized in this strife," Kharge said in a post on X.

He further said, "The beautiful state of Manipur has been turned into a battlefield, all because of the BJP! High time, PM Modi sacks BJP's incompetent Manipur Chief Minister. This would be the first step to control any further turmoil."

This comes after a video showing the dead bodies of two youths in Manipur went viral.

Earlier today, Congress General Secretary in Charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Manipur violence, saying why he cannot find a day to visit Manipur is simply beyond any understanding.

“The Prime Minister is roaming around different states, leaving behind his trademark trail of lies, abuses, and insults. Why he cannot find a day to visit Manipur is simply beyond any understanding,” he said in a post on X.

The Manipur government on Tuesday reimposed the ban on internet services for the next five days.

(With ANI inputs)