As House deadlock continues, Amit Shah writes to Kharge, Adhir: Ready to discuss Manipur

The Bill was passed by the House by voice vote.

Taking potshots at the Opposition members, who stormed the well of the House during his speech, Shah said, “Those who are shouting slogans here have neither any interest in cooperation, nor in cooperatives. Neither are they interested in Dalits, nor in the welfare of women.”

Later, Shah tweeted his letters to Congress leader of the House in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Choudhary and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge.

The letter said, “The Opposition is demanding a statement from the government on Manipur. I want to tell you that not just a statement, the government is ready for a full-fledged discussion. But this will need the cooperation of all parties. Through you I appeal to all Opposition parties that please come forward for a discussion in a good environment.”

It urged the Opposition to rise above party lines to ensure proper functioning of Parliament.

Talking about the violence in Manipur, he said in the letter, “In the past six years, under the rule of a BJP government, this region had begun witnessing an era of peace and progress. However, due to some court orders and some incidents, violence erupted in Manipur in early May. Some shameful incidents too were reported following which people of the entire country, those of the Northeast, and particularly of Manipur, expect from the country’s Parliament that parties will rise above politics and stand with the people of Manipur in this tough time.”

Today, I wrote to the opposition leaders of both houses, Shri @adhirrcinc Ji of Lok Sabha, and Shri @kharge Ji of Rajya Sabha, appealing to them for their invaluable cooperation in the discussion of the Manipur issue.

The government is ready to discuss the issue of Manipur and… pic.twitter.com/IpGGtYSNwT

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) July 25, 2023

“At this time, the people of Manipur want all members of Parliament to assure them that we are together in our resolve to bring peace to Manipur. We have done this earlier,” the letter said.

While replying to the debate on the Bill, Shah also targeted the Congress party.

“I wish to tell the whole country that Narendra Modi has begun a process to rid 7 crore Indians of poverty in these nine years. Congress party gave the slogan ‘Gareebi Hatao’. But they actually removed the poor. Poverty alleviation was done by Narendra Modi. It is in this effort that this Bill has been brought,” Shah said.

Detailing provisions of the Bill, Shah said, “There were always complaints of political interference in cooperatives. There will now be an election commission for cooperatives which will reduce political interference. There is a provision to ensure regular meetings are held of the cooperative board. Every cooperative will have to keep an RBI-approved auditor.”

He said, “Cooperatives always faced allegations of nepotism. We have now decided that not just blood relatives (of top office bearers) but even distant relatives will not be able to get a job in cooperatives. We have also made provision for a committee on sexual harassment.”