Cong leader holds Amit Shah responsible for crisis
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, February 13 2025: Congress' National Coordinator and in-charge of Manipur, Rajesh Kumar Sethi has called for Union Home Minister Amit to resign.

In a scathing statement, Rajesh Kumar Sethi condemned the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Manipur, attributing it to sheer negligence, political expediency, and an absolute failure of governance at every level.

He called the delay in imposing President's Rule not just a political miscalculation but a gross betrayal of the people of Manipur.

"Where was the urgency from the Central leadership when Manipur burned for months ? How many lives had to be lost, how many homes destroyed, how much trust fractured before someone in power took responsibility? .

"Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister, who holds the most critical portfolio for internal security, owes the Nation an answer.

Why wasn't action taken immediately when it was evident that the State Government, led by Chief Minister N Biren Singh, had completely lost control?" asked Sethi.

Sethi asserted that the Central leadership is directly responsible for the chaos.

"If there is anyone responsible for this unending crisis, it is the Central Government, which chose political optics over human lives.

Instead of removing an incompetent State leadership, the Centre stood by in cold indifference, offering meaningless reassurances while Manipur bled.

This isn't just a lapse in judgment; it is a complete dereliction of duty at the highest level," Sethi said.

Sethi further stressed that the situation in Manipur is not a minor issue of law and order, but a complete collapse of Constitutional machinery.

"If the Home Minister cannot protect the citizens of a state, why should he continue in his position?" Sethi asked.

He called for immediate accountability and demanded the resignation of the Union Home Minister.

"What happened in Manipur was preventable, but those in power chose politics over people.

The delay in imposing President's Rule is unforgivable.

Heads must roll, starting from the top," Sethi said.

The people of India deserve leaders who are accountable, not those who hide behind press conferences and scripted speeches while the Nation burns.

Amit Shah must resign for failing to control law and order and dividing the community with his inaction when it was needed the most, Sethi said.

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