Given below are two statements.
Statement I: Iron (\( \text{III} \)) catalyst, acidified \( \mathrm{K_2Cr_2O_7} \) and neutral \( \mathrm{KMnO_4} \) have the ability to oxidise \( \mathrm{I^-} \) and \( \mathrm{I_2} \) independently.
Statement II: Manganate ion is paramagnetic in nature and involves \( p\pi - p\pi \) bonding.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: