MPCC petitions enquiry commission
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 03 2024:
Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) submitted its own complaint affidavit to the enquiry commission (Manipur Violence 2023) formed to probe the violence in Manipur erupted on May 3, 2023.A two-member delegation of MPCC comprising vice president Hareshwar Goswami and AICC senior member and advocate Ningombam Bhupenda submitted the complaint affidavit to commission's office at Heritage Building, Major Dhayanchand national stadium, New Delhi on Wedneday.
Hareshwar informed from New Delhi that the party takes the ongoing violence in Manipur very seriously and accordingly submitted its own complaint affidavit to the enquiry commission under the supervision of MPCC president K Meghachandra.
Advocate Bhupenda also informed that there is high hope that the people of Manipur would get justice regarding the ongoing violence with the coming of a new year and hearing proceedings will begin soon as per dateline given by the commission.
The Congress leaders as per the mandate of the commission refused to disclose the contents of the complaints, submitted through an affidavit.
However, sources said that the complaints were lodged over various lapses of the Central and state governments in dealing with the ethnic riot between the Meetei and Kuki-Zo communities for the past around eight months.
The Congress has been demanding resignation of the BJP led Manipur government headed by Chief Minister N Biren Singh alleging its complete failure to tackle the ethnic hostilities.
The affected people of Meitei community of Serou and Sugnu in Sugnu assembly constituency in Manipur have also separately submitted their complaints to the Commission in New Delhi.
Home Minister Amit Shah during his four-day visit to Manipur (May 29-June 1 last year) announced to constitute the Commission of Inquiry to probe the devastating ethnic riot.
Later the Home Ministry constituted the three-member Commission of Inquiry headed by Gauhati High Court's former Chief Justice Ajai Lamba (retd) to probe the ethnic violence in Manipur.