Manipur violence: Mallikarjun Kharge-led Congress delegation to call on President Murmu

With Manipur witnessing fresh violent incidents, a delegation of Congress party led by president Mallikarjun Kharge will call on the president of India Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted, "25 days after Manipur started burning, things have turned from bad to worse on the eve of the long-awaited visit of the Union Home Minister to Imphal. Despite Article 355 being imposed there’s a total and complete breakdown of law & order and administration in the state."

"It’s a horrific tragedy unfolding while the Prime Minister is obsessed about his self-coronation. Not a single appeal of peace issued by him nor has there been a genuine outreach to rebuild trust between communities."


He added, "A delegation led by the Congress President @kharge will be calling on Honble Rashtrapati on Tuesday morning."

Since May 3, when the ethnic violence erupted in 11 of the 16 districts in Manipur, indefinite curfew was imposed. In Manipur so far 71 people have been killed, 300 people injured including police personnel, nearly 1,700 houses were burnt, and more than 200 vehicles destroyed.