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Several columns of the Army and Assam Rifles had to be hurriedly deployed overnight to contain large-scale rioting that broke out across Manipur between tribals and the majority Meitei community, displacing over 9,000 people.
Clashes broke out on Wednesday which intensified overnight with counter-attacks being mounted by rival communities in retaliation to earlier attacks after Naga and Kuki tribals organised a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’.
In a tweet, Sibal said, ”PM in Karnataka: Calls Congress: ‘Enemy of peace..’ While: Manipur burns, tribals targeted, churches burnt, students terrorised.” Citing National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, Sibal claimed there were 5,415 communal riots between 2014 and 2015.
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Addressing a poll rally in Karnataka on Wednesday, Modi had called the Congress the ”enemy of peace and development”.
Sibal, who was a Union minister during UPA 1 and 2, quit the Congress in May last year and was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an Independent member with the Samajwadi Party’s support.
He recently floated a non-electoral platform ‘Insaaf’ aimed at fighting injustice.