MPs' visit not to draw political mileage: CPI
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, July 05 2023: Communist Party of India (CPI), Manipur state Council said that five MPs of CPI and CPI(M) will be visiting the state but their visit is not to draw political mileage but to bring a solution to the ongoing crisis.

According to a statement of CPI Manipur, the party stands for all the suffering people of Manipur and the five MPs will collect factual report about the ongoing violence so that they could raise the issue in the Parliament during the upcoming Monsoon Session.

The joint delegation of CPI (M) and CPI members of Parliament will the state from July 6 to 8 to express solidarity with the people and take stock of the situation in the state.

In a statement announcing the visit by the five-member team, the parties lashed out at the BJP governments at the Centre and in the state, saying the "claims of the greatest governance through double engine government are now exposed to the marrow of its bones' .

They alleged that the BJP leadership was showing greater interest in undermining opposition parties and forcing de -tection in Maharashtra, instead of working to restore peace in Manipur.

"The people of Manipur continue to struggle on the principal demand of urgent restoration of normalcy and the removal of the chief minister who has become a symbol of divisive politics and has lost all legitimacy to continue in office," the statement said.

It said the Left parties participated in the national convention held in New Delhi on June 25 where leaders of 10 like-minded political parties and elected members of Zilla Parishads from Manipur had met.

"The CPI and CPI(M) which participated in the convention have decided to send a delegation of five MPs to Manipur from 6-8 July to express solidarity with the suffering people of Manipur, to study the situation on the ground, and talk to the authorities for restoring the normalcy.

"The delegation will meet people from all ethnic communities, both in Churachandpur and the Imphal valley.

The delegation will meet the Governor on 7 July at 5.00 pm and will meet the media on the 8th to share their experience," the statement said.

The delegation comprises Bikashranjan Bhattacharya and John Brittas (Rajya Sabha members from CPI(M) and Bi-noy Viswam, Sandosh Kumar P (Rajya Sabha members, CPI) and K Subba Rayan (Lok Sabha member from CPI) .

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