CPI(M) demands the Centre’s intervention to end violence in Manipur

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday, November 18, expressed concern over the situation in Manipur and demanded that the Union government intervene to end the violence.

In a statement in Delhi, the CPI(M) Politburo also held Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh responsible for the deteriorating situation.

“A serious situation has developed in Manipur with the intensification of violence due to killings and counter-killings along ethnic lines. Twenty people have been killed in various incidents since November 7,” the CPI(M) said.

The party said the discovery of five bodies of women and children, who were earlier abducted in a gruesome incident, has fueled the situation in the valley.

The Left party wondered why Singh was allowed to continue in his post.

“From the beginning, it was Chief Minister Biren Singh who was responsible for the deteriorating situation, but the central government and the BJP, as the ruling party, refused to depose him and allowed him to continue,” they said.