Manipur Violence: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pandey will visit Manipur today (May 27). He will review the security situation in the violence-hit state on Saturday.
Amid fresh incidents of violence in at least three districts, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday (May 26) again appealed to the people to maintain peace and harmony and called upon all communities and stakeholders to restore normalcy. announced to hold peace talks with
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Nityanand Rai, who is now on a tour of the conflict-torn state, said that Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Manipur on May 29 and will stay for three days to resolve the ongoing ethnic crisis. ,
Police said incidents of violence, including arson, were reported from three districts – Imphal East, Churachandpur and Bishnupur. Army and various other central forces immediately reached the violence affected areas and brought the situation under control.
Talking to the media at the secretariat, Singh said the Army, Central Armed Police Forces, Manipur Rifles, Police and Village Defense Force have been adequately deployed in 38 most volatile and mixed population areas of different districts.
The Chief Minister said that a team of legislators from Manipur met the Union Home Minister in Guwahati on Thursday and apprised him of the current situation. “Our government’s priority is to make peace feel safe and secure. People must have faith in the government to restore peace and normalcy.”
Rai, who visited some districts, told the media that the recent unrest would affect development and welfare activities. He said that all grievances, demands, problems and issues would be resolved through dialogue and peaceful process and people of different communities should keep faith in the government and shun all forms of violence.
Meanwhile, some women’s organizations on Friday burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister, Chief Minister, newly appointed Security Advisor to the Manipur government Kuldeep Singh and Overall Operational Commander Ashutosh Sinha.
Sandhyarani, one of the protesters, said that after the May 3 incident, people across the state were living in panic and uncertain conditions. Meanwhile, Minister of State for External Affairs and Education Rajkumar Ranjan Singh and Naga People’s Front (NPF) Lok Sabha member Lorho S. Foje jointly urged the people to maintain peace and ethnic harmony and to keep their faith and trust in the government to control the situation. ,
Singh, an educationist-turned-BJP leader, was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Inner Manipur parliamentary seat, while Pophose, a doctor-turned-politician, was elected from the Outer Manipur seat.
Singh, who had earlier said in a letter to Prime Minister Modi that Kuki leaders, including 10 of their MLAs, have demanded a separate political administration (equivalent to a separate state) for the tribals under tremendous pressure from various quarters, including extremists – except on Friday. Gave Imphal to New Delhi.
(with inputs from agencies)
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