Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday affirmed that the Congress did not take notice of Manipur and various other north-eastern states throughout its policy, resulting in the increase of a number of militant teams in the area.
“The recent violence in Manipur was not the first such incident that happened in the state as 500-800 lives were lost in ethnic clashes in the past, but the previous governments at the Centre never paid attention,” the Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Minister mentioned while talking to press reporters in Nagpur city of Maharashtra on Friday, October 4.
When inquired about the Manipur physical violence, Rijiju condemned the Congress for its “misgovernance” in the state.
“The Congress people did not pay attention to Manipur and the entire north-east India, owing to which many militant organisations cropped up there. Nowhere else in the world are there so many militant groups as there are in the north-east,” he stated.
The priest additionally asserted that in the previous ten years, greater than 10,000 militants set their tools and gave up ahead right into the mainstream in the north-east.
“The incidents that happened in Manipur were not against the Indian government. It is the result of a conflict between the Meitei and Kuki communities. It is not the first incident in Manipur. Around 500 to 800 lives have been lost in the clashes between Naga and Meitei and Meitei and Kuki communities earlier and the past governments at the Centre never paid attention to it,” he included.
“But when the incidents (of violence) took place this time, Union Home Minister (Amit Shah) stayed there for four days and Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) said in his Independence Day speech from the Red fort that the entire country was with the people of Manipur,” he stated.
One need to not pass the understanding being produced to disparage India with the assistance of Maoists and international powers, he included.
“Normalcy is returning to Manipur slowly and efforts are being made to end the age-old rivalry and differences between the two communities. This cannot be finished by the Army or by the use of guns. It is not the right method as it could escalate the matter,” Rijiju stated.
When inquired about Gandhi’s declaration that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were ruining the Constitution which he was opening up “Mohabbat ki dukan”, the priest stated, “A person like Rahul Gandhi becoming the leader of opposition is a curse for our country. A person who has never read the Constitution and does not understand the spirit of the Constitution, whose entire family insulted Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, is talking about the Constitution is an insult in itself. I feel that such a person even touching the Constitution is not appropriate. It is bad luck that such a person has become the leader of opposition and I have to deal with him…People from my own SC/ST and Buddhist community welcome and praise Rahul Gandhi. Shame on those who do this. You should feel ashamed for doing this and this should not happen.”
Gandhi ended up being the leader of resistance after the Lok Sabha political elections held previously this year.
Before dealing with journalism meeting, Rijiju checked out Deeksha Bhoomi in Maharashtra, where Dr BR Ambedkar acceptedBuddhism He stated a ‘Sanvidhan Bhavan ‘will certainly be created in every area of Maharashtra which will certainly have collections, hostels and various other centers.
The minority events priest stated that all the minority areas in the nation, be it Muslims, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, Parsis or Christians, were equivalent in his eyes and he intends to take every one of them ahead.
“I want to end the perception that the minority affairs ministry was just a Muslim affairs ministry, which was the case under the Congress rule,” he stated.
(With PTI inputs)
