Congress seeks judicial probe into Manipur violence

A Congress delegation on Tuesday met President Draupadi Murmu and demanded a judicial probe into the large-scale violence and killings in Manipur. They accused the Centre of inaction in restoring normalcy in the strife-torn state. Led by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the delegation comprised some AICC general secretaries and Manipur Congress leaders, including former chief minister Ibobi Singh.

"More than 2,000 houses have been either burned or destroyed. Some 10,000 people, including women and children, are still living in relief camps and safer places without proper health and sanitation facilities. Thousands of people are rendered homeless and displaced. Almost all educational institutions are closed, denying education to students," the memorandum said.

Presenting a dozen demands, the Congress memorandum demanded: "A high-level inquiry commission should be constituted headed by a serving or retired Supreme Court judge. The Union government must immediately take all possible measures to control and confine all militant groups and ensure that all armed civilian groups are stopped forthwith by taking appropriate actions."


The party also stressed on providing security to villages situated near the foothills of both communities to prevent armed militants from infiltrating and disrupting the prevailing peace.