Opposition Deliberately Stalling Discussion On Manipur: Govt

Amid nationwide outrage over the abhorrent treatment of two Manipur women, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the government is ready for a discussion in Lok Sabha concerning the incident.

"Manipur incident is definitely very serious and understanding the situation, PM himself has said that what happened in Manipur has put the entire nation to shame. PM has said that strictest action will be taken over the incident. We do want a discussion in Parliament over Manipur. I had said this in the All Party Meeting and I reiterate this in the Parliament that we want a discussion in the House over Manipur," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said.

He further claimed that a few political parties are "unnecessarily" creating a situation in the Parliament so that the discussion on Manipur can't take place. "I am clearly levelling allegations that this Opposition is not serious over Manipur as they should have been...," Rajnath Singh further alleged.

Both Houses of the Parliament, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned on Friday, the second day of the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, amid uproar over Manipur violence. Opposition parties have been demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a detailed statement in Parliament on the Manipur situation, saying he could have dismissed the state chief minister instead of making "false equivalence" with Congress-governed states if he was angry over the matter.

PM Modi on Thursday said the incident of women being paraded naked in Manipur has shamed 140 crore Indians, asserting that law will act with its full might and no guilty will be spared. Both houses of Parliament did not transact any business on Thursday as well as the opposition was unrelenting in its demand for a statement from the prime minister on the Manipur violence.

Appealing to the Opposition to not indulge in politics, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said that a discussion on Manipur should not be hindered.

"I would like to make an appeal to the opposition to not change their stand repeatedly and not indulge into politics as it is a very sensitive matter related to women's dignity, north-east and a border state," he told news agency ANI.