A video dated May 4 surfaced on the internet media, in which men from one community of Manipur are seen making two women of the other side parade naked. mistreating them.
Four people, including the main accused in the case, Huirem Herodas Meitei, have been arrested. Reactions are coming from all over the country regarding this. Demonstrations are being held to give severe punishment to the culprits. In this sequence, on Friday, July 21, the Congress also demonstrated and burnt effigies in Uttarakhand.
Effigies of Prime Minister and Home Minister were burnt:
Mahila Mahanagar Congress and Mahanagar Congress Committee burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in protest against the heinous crime committed against two girls in Manipur violence. On Friday, Congress workers gathered at Ashley Hall Chowk shouting slogans and demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister.
Also demanded punishment of the accused involved. Mahila Congress State President Jyoti Rautela and Metropolitan President Jaswinder Singh Gogi addressed the women workers at the Congress Headquarters located at Rajpur Road. He demanded action from the Manipur government and the central government.
Also said that in Uttarakhand also the government has not done anything regarding Vanantara episode. Dhami government should answer on the action. Spokesperson Garima Dasauni, Senior Vice President of Mahila Congress Asha Manorama Dobriyal, Congress Vice President Mathura Dutt Joshi, Manish Kumar, Komal Bora etc were present on the occasion.
Effigies burnt in New Tehri in protest against the central government on the Manipur incident:
The Congress burnt the effigy of the central government at New Tehri Sai Chowk in protest against the central government on the Manipur incident. Congress district president Rakesh Rana said that the incident of heinous crime against women in Manipur has brought shame to the whole country, but it has not affected the deaf-and-dumb government of the country and the state. Former chiefs Vijay Gunsola, Kuldeep Pawar, Asha Rawat, Musharraf Ali etc were present on this occasion.