Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allowing sectarian violence to spread from Manipur to Haryana s Nuh, tarnishing India s image. He also criticized the central government s plans and slogans in response to opposition questions on issues such as inflation and unemployment. Kharge called for unity in identifying and exposing forces that destroy the secular fabric of the country. He also questioned the BJP s exuberance over the G20 summit and highlighted concerns about the economy, including high inflation and unemployment. Kharge called for a caste census and the release of the 2011 socioeconomic caste census data. | Latest News India
A video from early May went viral today showing the brutality of clashes between the Kuki and Meitei communities. A complaint was filed with police for kidnapping, gang rape and murder after relatives of one of the two women in the video were reportedly killed. Indian Prime Minister Modi broke his silence on the atrocities. For the Archbishop of Imphal, this is “a complete collapse of humanity.” For those affected, “we have requested the Armed Forces to airdrop relief material.”
More than 100 people in central Nigeria have died in several days of intercommunal violence that have destroyed hundreds of homes and caused thousands to flee, local officials said on Friday.