BJP MLA from Manipur: PM Modi has 'misplaced priorities'

A BJP legislator from Manipur has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over what he called his ‘misplaced priorities and deafening silence’.

The Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Paolienlal Haokip, is among 10 Kuki lawmakers demanding a ‘separate administration’ and alleging the state government's 'failure to protect' the tribal group.

The BJP MLA believes PM Modi's priorities are ‘entirely misplaced’, as he recalled his unsuccessful attempt to reach the Prime Minister before he left for the US State visit.

In an interview with Newslaundry, Haokip said, without discounting the importance of the international relations (as a part of PM's US visit), it is a ‘modicum of humanity’ to pay attention to resolve the matter where people are getting killed, which is ‘lacking’.

“We've sought, as representatives of the people, an appointment with the Prime Minister. There was no response. Till today, we're still waiting for the opportunity to apprise him the gravity of the situation,” he said.

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