Amit Shah chairs a high-level meeting on Manipur violence.

The Union Home Minister Of India,

Mr. Amit Shah.

Amit Shah This is the first such high-level meeting by the central government after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was re-elected to power earlier this month.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Intelligence Bureau Chief Tapan Deka, Army Chief General Manoj Pande, Army Chief (Designate) Lt General Upendra Dwivedi, GoC Three Core HS Sahi, Security Advisor to Manipur Kuldiep Singh, Manipur Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi, Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh, and Assam Rifles DG Pradeep Chandran Nair joined the meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs in North Block, Delhi.

Manipur: abandoned house allegedly burned in Imphal.

The meeting was held at the Ministry of Home Affairs as fresh violence was reported in the northern state.

Since May 3 last year, Manipur has witnessed clashes between the two communities, Kukis and Meiteis, which have claimed at least 225 lives to date and uprooted around 50,000 people, many of whom are still residing in relief centres.

The northeastern state has seen fresh violence in the last couple of weeks, with a school building near Moreh being set ablaze and a missing person’s beheaded body found.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting on Monday to review the “current status” of the Manipur ethnic conflict and the “way forward” without the presence of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh.

The Home Minister underscored the importance of a coordinated approach to resolving the ongoing ethnic conflict. He said that the Ministry of Home Affairs will talk to both groups, Meiteis and Kukis, so as to bridge the ethnic divide as soon as possible. The Government of India has been actively supporting the Manipur government in strengthening the security situation in the state.

On Sunday, Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey called on Shah here and is believed to have discussed the prevailing situation in the northeastern state.

Since May 3 last year, Manipur has been embroiled in ethnic clashes between the Kuki and Meitei communities, resulting in at least 225 fatalities and the displacement of approximately 50,000 people, many of whom remain in relief camps. The violence has surged in recent weeks, with significant incidents including the burning of a school building near Moreh and the discovery of the beheaded body of a missing person.

Adding to the tension, an ambush by armed militants last week targeted the convoy of Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s advanced security team in Kangpokpi district. The attack left a civilian driver and a security officer injured, highlighting the deteriorating security environment.

“He said that the MHA will talk to both groups, Meiteis and Kukis, so as to bridge the ethnic divide at the earliest,” it added.

Asserting that the Center has been actively supporting the Manipur government in strengthening the security situation in the state, Shah told the officers that the government “is fully committed to ensuring the safety and security of all citizens of Manipur.”.

Apart from deployment, the home minister also reviewed the situation in relief camps, particularly the proper availability of food, water, medicines, and other basic amenities.

He directed the chief secretary to ensure proper health and education facilities for the displaced people and their rehabilitation.

In fresh violence, several houses belonging to both Meitei and Kuki communities were burned by unknown miscreants in Kotlen following the murder of a person earlier this month, the Manipur Police said. Around 600 people from Manipur’s Jiribam area are now taking shelter in Assam’s Cachar district.

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