NB Viewpoint | "No criminal will be spared..", PM Modi reacts to incident from Manipur

PM Modi reacted to the video of a two-month-old incident had gone viral evoking strong sharp reactions from various political parties and triggering outrage.

NewsBharati 20-Jul-2023 17:41:51 PM

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"In this country, in any corner of India, in any state government, rising above political debate, the greatness of law and order, respect for women and I want to assure the countrymen that no criminal will be spared. Law with all its might, Will strictly take one step after another. What has happened to the daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven." - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India

"After seeing the video, I immediately enquire about the incident. This crisis happened on May 3, and the incident (of tribal women) happened the next day, May 4. But this video leaked after 47 days. I was really shocked. I strongly condemn it. This is a heinous crime against humanity. The state government will not stay silent" - N Biren Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur

"There is nothing to comment. It is very sad...Of course, it is very unfortunate" - Ranjan Gogoi, Former Chief Justice of India

"Deeply concerned about the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was silent for so long. None of us could understand it. We are very glad that he broke his silence, now we would like him to approach the issue in Parliament to discuss it..." - Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP

New Delhi, Jul 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his interaction with media before the commencement of monsoon session of the Parliament issued his statement on the shocking video that has recently come forth from Manipur.

In a shocking incident, a video showing two women were paraded naked in Manipur and allegedly were also gang-raped. A video of the two-month-old incident had gone viral evoking strong sharp reactions from various political parties and triggering outrage. The Centre on Thursday (Jul 20) asked Twitter and other social media to take down the video of the incident as the matter is under investigation.

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Speaking at the start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. https://t.co/39Rf3xmphJ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 20, 2023

Amid a nationwide uproar over the horrific incident in Manipur, where two women were paraded naked, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday (Jul 20) said that he has asked the cybercrime to verify the authenticity of the viral video.

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He said immediately after seeing the video, he ordered for a mass combing operation in the suspected areas. "I also asked cybercrime officials to verify the authenticity of the video," he added. He reiterated that the state government will make all efforts to get capital punishment for the accused.