An agitator during a protest after bodies of six people from the Meitei community were found, days after they were taken hostage by suspected Kuki insurgents in Manipur, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024.
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Youth Congress holds candlelight march protesting against Manipur violence
The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) held a candlelight march here on Sunday protesting against the ethnic violence in Manipur and demanded that the Centre take stringent measures to resolve the conflict as soon as possible.
Several IYC workers participated in the march carrying candles and a banner.
The protesters took out the march from the IYC office on Raisina Road. They were headed towards Jantar Mantar but were stopped by police.
In a statement, IYC national president Uday Bhanu Chib said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is travelling around the country and abroad, but not going to Manipur.
When Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi can go to Manipur, why can't the prime minister visit the northeastern state, he asked.
Since May 2023, Manipur has been going through unimaginable pain, divisions and increasing violence, which has destroyed the future of its people, Chib said.
He demanded that the Centre take strict measures as soon as possible to curb the violence in the state.
The violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur has claimed more than 200 lives since May last year.
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"Support to Manipur Government has been withdrawn now by one of their allies. One day you will get to hear that JD(U) or TDP has withdrawn the support and Modi Government will collapse.
"They made a lot of promises and came to power, but they have not fulfilled any demand till date. The situation in Manipur is before everyone. They have nothing to do with any of this, they are busy only with politics of 'baanto' and 'kaato'.
"You will wake up one morning and get to know that JD(U) and TDP have withdrawn the support, on whose crutches the Central Government is walking."
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