Guwahati, June 25 -- Manipur Congress has slammed the remark of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the prolonged ethnic crisis and demand for reinstatement of the popular government in this president's rule state.

Congress MLA Th Lokeshwar (Khundrakpam AC) termed Amit Shah's recent remark on the Manipur crisis- "forming a popular Government in Manipur would be challenging until the differences between the Meitei and Kuki communities are resolved" - nonsensical.

Talking to the media, Lokeshwar alleged that Amit Shah's remarks amounted to belittling the people of Manipur, including the BJP MLAs.

He said that the statement of Amit Shah seemed to shift the onus of restoring normalcy onto the people rather than the Government taking responsib...