Govt asks Twitter, other social media platforms to remove Manipur women paraded naked video: ‘Under probe’
The Centre has asked Twitter and other social media platforms to pull down the video of the two Manipur women paraded naked.
As the matter is under investigation, news agency ANI reported citing sources. The social media platforms operating in India should abide by the Indian laws and the matter is under investigation, the government is believed to have communicated to the social media platforms after the video from the BJP-ruled Manipur went viral shaking the collective consciousness of the country.
The video drew wide condemnation across political parties and Union minister Smriti Irani said she spoke to chief minister N Biren Singh after seeing the inhumane, shocking video. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Jairam Ramesh, Sachin Pilot, Shiv Sena (Udhhav) leaders Aaditya Thackeray, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Trinamool leaders Mahua Moitra, Saket Gokhale strongly condemned the video seeking PM Modi’s statement on Manipur which has been witnessing violence since May 3.
As the government took steps to control the social media platforms where the video went viral, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi commended that it only showed the desperation of the government and its inability to contain violence and fake news.
Kuki women paraded naked, raped, killed; no arrests yet
On May 4, the days after the Kuki-Meitei clash started in Manipur, the Kuki women were stripped off and then paraded naked. They were told if they don’t take their clothes off, they will be killed. The video of two women walking naked surfaced on Wednesday — over 2.5 months after the incident took place. Police said a complaint was registered a month ago against unknown miscreants and the investigation is underway. No arrests have been made in the case. The two women seen in the video were gangraped and then killed.
According to some reports, the Kuki women were assaulted after fake news spread that a Meitei woman was gangraped, though no such incident took place.
Didn’t PM Modi, Amit Shah know: Congress ups attack
Ahead of the Monsoon session in Parliament which will be dominated by Manipur issue, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh asked whether PM Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah who went to Manipur were not aware of the incident. “The rest of India had little clue that such an horrific incident occurred due to the ongoing internet ban in Manipur. But it’s absolutely inexcusable that the Women and Child Development Minister waited for 76 days to speak to the CM of Manipur or even issue a statement,” Jairam Ramesh said.