‘INDIA demanded Modi’s statement on Manipur, why is HM silent,’ asks Jairam

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his comments that the government is ready for a discussion on Manipur issue saying that INDIA was demanding a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue and why is Shah silent about it. “In a desperate bid to manage headlines, the Home Minister today said that the Modi government is ready for a discussion on Manipur in Parliament. He is not doing anybody any special favour. “The perfectly democratic and legitimate demand of the parties comprising INDIA is for a statement by the Prime Minister on the Manipur situation first, followed by a discussion. The Home Minister is totally silent on this. What is the hesitation in getting the Prime Minister to speak inside Parliament first?” Jairam Ramesh, who is Congress communication incharge, in a tweet said.