The state government has already ordered a probe into the incident but COCOMI has stuck to its guns. It demanded an apology from the governor and resignation of Chief Secretary PK Singh, Security Advisor Kuldiep Singh and Director General of Police Rajiv Singh, holding them responsible for the incident which “undermined the identity of Manipur, its name, pride and respect.”“The refusal of the governor and the President’s rule administration to acknowledge and apologise for this deep insult to the state’s identity confirms their disconnect from the ground reality and their disdain for the sentiments of the people,” COCOMI had stated in a statement.The Ministry of Home Affairs has invited the organisation to attend a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday in connection with the resolutions adopted during the Manipur People’s Convention held in Imphal on May 3 on the second anniversary of the ethnic conflict. COCOMI said it would raise the matter involving the bus at the meeting.Congress leader Jairam Ramesh wrote it on X. “President’s Rule appears to have made no difference whatsoever in Manipur. Today, the Governor had to take a helicopter from the airport in Imphal to Kangla Fort in order to reach his residence. Meanwhile, the PM is busy giving filmi dialogues in different parts of the country and politicising Operation Sindoor while continuing to ignore Manipur. The Union Home Minister has failed most miserably and should resign for his total failure to bring a semblance of normalcy in Manipur, which he has been managing.”
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