Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday affirmed that the Congress didn’t take discover of Manipur and varied different north-eastern states all through its coverage, ensuing within the enhance of a variety of militant groups within the space.
“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 talked about whereas speaking to press reporters in Nagpur metropolis of Maharashtra on Friday, October 4.
When inquired in regards to the Manipur bodily violence, Rijiju condemned the Congress for its “misgovernance” within 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 said.
The priest moreover asserted that within the earlier ten years, higher than 10,000 militants set their instruments and gave up forward proper into the mainstream within 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 said.
One have to not cross the understanding being produced to disparage India with the help of Maoists and worldwide 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 said.
When inquired about Gandhi’s declaration that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have been ruining the Constitution which he was opening up “Mohabbat ki dukan”, the priest said, “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 chief of resistance after the Lok Sabha political elections held beforehand this yr.
Before coping with journalism assembly, Rijiju checked out Deeksha Bhoomi in Maharashtra, the place Dr BR Ambedkar acceptedBuddhism He said a ‘Sanvidhan Bhavan ‘will definitely be created in each space of Maharashtra which will definitely have collections, hostels and varied different facilities.
The minority occasions priest said that every one the minority areas within the nation, be it Muslims, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, Parsis or Christians, have been equal in his eyes and he intends to take each one in every of them forward.
“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 said.
(With PTI inputs)
