Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the topmost priority of the government is peace and prosperity in Manipur and directed security officials to stop any activity that disturbs peace. have been directed to deal strictly with the Amit Shah holds meeting with senior army officers

Amit Shah holds meeting with police, CAPFs in Imphal , said this after reviewing the security situation in Manipur with senior army officers. He tweeted, reviewed the security situation in Manipur in a meeting with senior officers of Manipur Police, CAPFs and Indian Army in Imphal. Peace and prosperity of Manipur is our topmost priority, directed them to deal sternly with any activity that disturbs the peace. The Home Minister is currently visiting Manipur as part of efforts to restore peace in the ethnic violence-hit state.

Home Minister meets women leaders, eminent personalities, members of civil organizations in Manipur

Violence Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held multi-stakeholder consultations with a group of women leaders, beginning with a breakfast meeting with a group of women leaders, on a visit to the state with an aim to restore peace in hit-and-run Manipur. Home Minister Amit Shah is on a four-day tour He will hold several rounds of security meetings to take stock of the situation and consider further steps to restore normalcy. After reaching Imphal on Monday night, the Home Minister met Chief Minister N. Had a meeting with Biren Singh, his cabinet colleagues and some leaders. This is the home minister’s first visit to Manipur since ethnic violence broke out on May 3.

Why did violence break out in Manipur?

Manipur has been affected by caste violence for about a month and the state During this, an increase in skirmishes has been seen. After a few weeks of lull, there was exchange of fire between the security forces and the militants on Sunday. The death toll in the conflict increased Has occurred. It is worth mentioning that caste violence started in Manipur after the ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organized in the hill districts on May 3 to protest against the demand of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status of the Meitei community. Tension over the eviction of Kuki villagers from reserved forest land had resulted in violence in the past, leading to several minor agitations.

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Tue, May 30, 2023, 10: 40 PM IST