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Manipur | "Women Divided Along Ethnic Lines; As Women We Have Not Stood Together" | Vrinda Grover Jul 20, 2023 Supreme Court advocate Vrinda Grover speaks to Barkha Dutt over Manipur viral video in which women were seen paraded naked.

"Women are also divided along caste, religion, ethnic lines... As women we have not stood together... This country hasn't stood by women," she said.

Further, Grover said- "This country didn't give justice to Bhanwari Devi... Bilkis Bano's rapists' remission should haunt each one of us."

मणिपुर के मुख्यमंत्री ने फोन पर जो बताया सुनकर हिल जाएंगे, मोदी को इस्तीफा दे देना चाहिए Jul 20, 2023

There are hundreds of similar cases’: Manipur CM on video of sexual violence https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/there-are-hundreds-similar-cases-manipur-cm-video-sexual-violence-179995 ‘There are 100 such similar FIRs here. We don’t want to listen to allegations. Hundreds of similar cases have taken place, that is why we have banned the internet,’ Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh told a TV anchor.

“Who suppressed it for two months? The video was leaked only yesterday and we got to know then. There are 100 such similar FIRs here. We don’t want to listen to allegations. Hundreds of similar cases have taken place, that is why we have banned the internet. I condemn it. It is a heinous crime and a crime against humanity,” Singh said while talking to India Today.

Centre using it powers under section 69A It act to even remove all content of Manipur parading incident..

https://youtu.be/lsMJoFxpdco?t=972

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/everyday-explainers/what-is-section-69-govt-take-down-manipur-video-8850737/

After a video of two Manipur women being paraded naked by a mob and sexually assaulted sparked outrage, the Centre has asked Twitter and other social media platforms to take down the video. Tweets of some accounts that had shared the video have been withheld in India, in response to the government’s demand.

“Some links have been shared with social media companies to take down the video as it could further disrupt the law and order situation in the state,” a senior government official said, requesting anonymity.

Centre May Act Against Twitter Over Video Of Manipur Women Paraded Naked https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/manipur-violence-twitter-centre-may-act-against-twitter-over-video-of-manipur-women-paraded-naked-4224219 The government is likely to act against Twitter over the circulation of videos that "could lead to problems in law and order", sources said.