![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Imphal and New Delhi, calls grew louder for the ouster of the chief minister, who also holds the home portfolio in the state, even as the Opposition pressed the government for a statement by Modi inside Parliament. The video from B Phainom village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district from May 4 - the day after ethnic violence broke out in the state - sparked allegations of laxity and complicity against the state administration led by chief minister N Biren Singh, questions about why a first information report (FIR) was filed weeks after the crime, and why no one was arrested till the video surfaced on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi at parliament house in New Delhi on Thursday. A 30-second video showing a mob of hooting men stripping and parading two women naked in Manipur sparked a nationwide outcry that jammed both Houses of Parliament on Thursday and stoked massive protests in the violence-torn northeastern state even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed shock and anguish over the barbaric sexual assault. ![]()
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