New Delhi, Aug 2 : Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said that Opposition leaders met President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday to seek her intervention on the Manipur issue as violence in the BJP-ruled northeastern state continues unabated.

He said that the leaders submitted a memorandum to the President and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit Manipur and take steps towards restoring peace in the state.

“31 members of the I.N.D.I.A alliance including 21 MPs who visited Manipur met President Murmu and briefed her on the situation there. We submitted a memorandum to the President. We briefed the President, especially on atrocities against women, rehabilitation and other conditions in Manipur…” said Kharge.