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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke more than two months of his public silence over the deadly ethnic clashes
that have marred the country's remote Manipur state.(AP: Manish Swarup)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned the alleged sexual assault of women in Manipur state as "shameful", promising tough action in his first comments on ethnic clashes in the remote north-east that have killed at least 125 people.
Key points:
* Police say they have opened a case of gang rape and arrested a man
* Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises tough action over the incident
* Opposition party leader criticises Mr Modi's silence over the ethnic clashes in Manipur
A video widely shared on social media shows two women paraded naked and assaulted on a street before what townspeople on the videos say was a gang rape.
Reuters could not immediately verify the authenticity of the videos.
Mr Modi, who had not made any public remarks about the trouble in a state ruled by his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), spoke a day after the videos surfaced and sparked national outrage.
"My heart is filled with pain, it is filled with anger," Mr Modi said at the end of customary comments he makes before the start of each session of parliament.
"The incident from Manipur that has come to the fore,
it is shameful for any civil society.
"The law will take its strongest steps, with all its might. What happened to the daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven."
He urged chief ministers of all states to strengthen law enforcement.
Manipur has been reeling under a spree of killings and arson since early May. (AP: Altaf Qadri)
Deadly ethnic violence has plagued Manipur since early May .. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-07/ethnic-clashes-continue-in-indias-manipur/102314078 , after a court ordered the state government to consider extending special economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education enjoyed by the tribal Kuki people to the majority Meitei population as well.
The two female victims were from the Kuki community and the men who assaulted them were part of a Meitei mob, according to the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, a tribal organisation in Manipur.
The tribal organisation alleged the women had been gang raped after the mob burnt down a village where the incident occurred.
Just as Mr Modi concluded his statement, Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh tweeted that state police had made the first arrest in the case.
"A thorough investigation is currently underway and we will ensure strict action is taken against all the perpetrators, including considering the possibility of capital punishment," said Mr Singh, who has been accused by rights groups and some of his own BJP colleagues of failing to tackle the violence.
Mr Singh later told reporters that two people including the main suspect were arrested by the Manipur police.
Authorities opened a case of gang rape and were interrogating more than three dozen men.
A preliminary probe showed that the assault on the two women took place on May 4, a day after the ethnic clashes started in the state.
However, videos of them being dragged, groped and paraded naked by armed men went viral on Wednesday, police said.
India's main opposition Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge, however, accused the ruling Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party of "turning democracy and the rule of law into mobocracy".
Mr Kharge said Mr Modi should speak about Manipur in parliament, a demand that has been made by other opposition parties and rights activists.
"India will never forgive your silence," he wrote on Twitter.
India's highest court said it was deeply disturbed by the images and asked the government to inform the court of the steps taken to apprehend the perpetrators and ensure such incidents were not repeated.
"In a constitutional democracy it is unacceptable," said Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
ABC/Reuters
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-21/modi-breaks-silence-over-ethnic-violence-in-manipur/102629288
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Posted 3h ago , updated 1h ago
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke more than two months of his public silence over the deadly ethnic clashes
that have marred the country's remote Manipur state.(AP: Manish Swarup)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned the alleged sexual assault of women in Manipur state as "shameful", promising tough action in his first comments on ethnic clashes in the remote north-east that have killed at least 125 people.
Key points:
* Police say they have opened a case of gang rape and arrested a man
* Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises tough action over the incident
* Opposition party leader criticises Mr Modi's silence over the ethnic clashes in Manipur
A video widely shared on social media shows two women paraded naked and assaulted on a street before what townspeople on the videos say was a gang rape.
Reuters could not immediately verify the authenticity of the videos.
Mr Modi, who had not made any public remarks about the trouble in a state ruled by his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), spoke a day after the videos surfaced and sparked national outrage.
"My heart is filled with pain, it is filled with anger," Mr Modi said at the end of customary comments he makes before the start of each session of parliament.
"The incident from Manipur that has come to the fore,
it is shameful for any civil society.
"The law will take its strongest steps, with all its might. What happened to the daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven."
He urged chief ministers of all states to strengthen law enforcement.
Manipur has been reeling under a spree of killings and arson since early May. (AP: Altaf Qadri)
Deadly ethnic violence has plagued Manipur since early May .. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-07/ethnic-clashes-continue-in-indias-manipur/102314078 , after a court ordered the state government to consider extending special economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education enjoyed by the tribal Kuki people to the majority Meitei population as well.
The two female victims were from the Kuki community and the men who assaulted them were part of a Meitei mob, according to the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, a tribal organisation in Manipur.
Manipur is burning. Women are raped, naked, paraded and horrific violence is taking place.
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) July 20, 2023
But the Prime Minister has kept quiet for so long.
Today, after so much outrage, he gave a statement outside the Parliament.
We want a detailed discussion on Manipur and PM Modi should… pic.twitter.com/oeuCxG72Az
The tribal organisation alleged the women had been gang raped after the mob burnt down a village where the incident occurred.
Just as Mr Modi concluded his statement, Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh tweeted that state police had made the first arrest in the case.
"A thorough investigation is currently underway and we will ensure strict action is taken against all the perpetrators, including considering the possibility of capital punishment," said Mr Singh, who has been accused by rights groups and some of his own BJP colleagues of failing to tackle the violence.
Mr Singh later told reporters that two people including the main suspect were arrested by the Manipur police.
Authorities opened a case of gang rape and were interrogating more than three dozen men.
A preliminary probe showed that the assault on the two women took place on May 4, a day after the ethnic clashes started in the state.
However, videos of them being dragged, groped and paraded naked by armed men went viral on Wednesday, police said.
India's main opposition Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge, however, accused the ruling Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party of "turning democracy and the rule of law into mobocracy".
Mr Kharge said Mr Modi should speak about Manipur in parliament, a demand that has been made by other opposition parties and rights activists.
"India will never forgive your silence," he wrote on Twitter.
India's highest court said it was deeply disturbed by the images and asked the government to inform the court of the steps taken to apprehend the perpetrators and ensure such incidents were not repeated.
"In a constitutional democracy it is unacceptable," said Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
ABC/Reuters
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-21/modi-breaks-silence-over-ethnic-violence-in-manipur/102629288
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