Amid Growing Demand For Resignation, Biren Singh To Continue As Manipur CM

Despite the growing demand for the resignation of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, there are no talks on replacing him, NDTV reported citing sources.

The Congress and several other parties have targeted the BJP, demanding his resignation after the video of two women being paraded naked in the state surfaced online. However, the priority for the party is the law and order situation, the report said citing government sources.

"The situation in Manipur is under control. The Home Minister spoke to Kuki groups this morning. Assured them of speedy action... The Centre is in constant touch with the state," sources said.

A distressing video emerged on social media on Wednesday evening, depicting a horrifying incident where a group of men paraded and groped two women naked. Subsequently, the women were led towards a paddy field, and reports suggest that one of them was subjected to a gang rape. Shockingly, despite the video's circulation, no action was taken for over 70 days. However, after the public's outrage peaked on Wednesday, authorities finally sprang into action, resulting in the arrest of four men involved in the heinous act.

The Opposition parties came down heavily on the BJP while Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the alleged incident of women being paraded naked in Manipur has shamed 140 crore Indians, asserting that the law will act with its full might and no guilty will be spared.

"My heart is full of pain and anger," he told reporters in his remarks ahead of Parliament's Monsoon Session, amid his criticism by opposition parties for not speaking on the ethnic violence in the northeast state.

The Supreme Court condemned the incident and warned the Centre and Manipur governments to "act". Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said it's "simply unacceptable". He stated, "We are deeply disturbed by the videos which have emerged. If the government does not act we will."

Meanwhile, four accused involved in the mob that paraded two tribal women naked in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, as seen in a viral video, have been arrested.