Imphal: The alliance of 26 opposition parties INDIA held a no-confidence motion against the Centre in Lok Sabha today. They demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should address the Parliament on the ongoing situation in Manipur. The Zomi-Kuki organization has sought prime minister Narendra Modi’s intervention for a permanent solution to the ongoing ethnic strife, while the opposition demands him to address the Parliament on the ongoing situation in Manipur.
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon amid sloganeering by the Opposition MPs. They are demanding that the PM come to the House and hold a discussion over the issue. Meanwhile, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal said the government was prepared for every situation as the Opposition moved a no-confidence motion.
In fresh violence, two buses used by security forces to transport personnel were set on fire today in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district. Although no casualties were reported in this incident, the state has lost over 160 people and hundreds have been injured in ethnic violence across the state since May.
The Manipur government has lifted the internet ban in the state conditionally allowing access through internet lease line (ILL) and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connections within the prescribed safeguards.
Manipur government on Tuesday asked Assam Rifles to push back 718 Myanmar refugees, believed to have entered the state during the weekend. Thousands of people fled from Myanmar’s military regime and took shelter in Manipur and Mizoram since the coup in 2021.