Manipur torn apart into two states, Indian Army can stop this ‘nonsense’: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a strong attack on the Central government over Manipur, saying that the northeastern state has been “torn apart” into two states and that the Indian Army can stop “this nonsense” within two days. The Wayanad MP also slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his two-hour-long speech in Parliament yesterday and accused him of “laughing, and cracking jokes.” “I heard PM Modi speaking in Parliament for about 2 hours and 13 minutes. He was cracking jokes, laughing with NDA MPs sloganeering. It does not behove a prime minister,” Rahul Gandhi said. Asserting that his statement on Manipur being divided on ethnic lines holds evidence, the Congress MP elaborated, “In 19 years of experience, I have never seen what I saw and heard in Manipur. In Parliament, I said ‘PM aur Amit Shah Ji Ne Bharat Mata Ki Hatya Ki Hai, Manipur mein Bharat ko khatam kar diya’. I didn’t say like this, These are not empty words. Let me explain to you, why is said this…In Manipur, when we visited the Meitei area, we were clearly told that if there is any Kuki in your security detail, they should not be brought here as they will kill the person. When we went to the Kuki area, we were told that they will shoot down any Meitei person we bring…So, it is not one state, there are two states.