Manipur Videos Being Discussed Internationally, But Not In India: Jaya Bachchan

Actor and Samajwadi Party legislator Jaya Bachchan slammed the government in the legislature for failing to address the turmoil in Manipur. She claimed that while the nation’s authorities should have been discussing the violence in the state after a months-old video of two tribal women being paraded naked and assaulted by a group of men in Manipur leaked online, they were not.

Jaya Bachchan blames the government for the violence in Manipur

“Manipur ke vishay mein internationally sab log charcha kar rahe hain, humare desh mein nahi ho rahi hai,” Jaya said to reporters on Monday in Delhi. How are you doing, Iss se zyada main? It is unfortunate that Manipur is debated abroad but not in our nation; what else can I say? Charcha woh karana nahi chahte hain. The government is against discussion.

What has Jaya Bachchan said regarding Manipur?

Jaya Bachchan said, “Aur house ke andar aap jo states ki baat kar rahe hain, woh apke strong opponents hain,” as the opposition MPs continued to call for consideration of the violence in Manipur. Unki baat kar rahe hein, aap. What is the state of the nation and the Rajya, respectively? UP mein, Madhya Pradesh mein, aap batayiye, kya ho raha hai. The government is speaking about the problems in other states, but what about Uttar Pradesh and MP? Baki jo kuch bhi unka bacha hai, aage toh bachega bhi nahi. They ought to also describe what is going on in their respective states. However, these state governments won’t exist for very long.

#WATCH | "What more can I say that Manipur is being discussed internationally but not in our country… It is a matter of shame," says Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan in Parliament. pic.twitter.com/aFVoD11sJY

— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2023

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I couldn’t see the entire video. Jaya Bachchan

Jaya had previously stated that she was ‘ashamed’ and could not watch the entire video of tribal women from Manipur being displayed in their knickers. She had said, “I felt so bad, I couldn’t see the entire video,” to the news agency ANI in Hindi. I was humiliated. Although this occurred in May, it has since gone viral. However, not a single word of sympathy has been expressed. Safety for women is at stake here. However, you make statements like, “We have chosen 50% women for a panel.”