New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to the chief ministers of the neighbouring states of Manipur and held two conferences with high central and state functionaries by way of video convention to assessment the scenario there following violence between tribals and the bulk Meitei group, sources mentioned. The house minister, who’s intently monitoring the scenario in Manipur, held telephonic dialog with Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio of Nagaland, Zoramthanga of Mizoram and Himanta Biswa Sarma of Assam), the sources mentioned.
In the morning, Shah had a telephonic dialog with Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh who briefed him concerning the prevailing scenario within the state and steps being taken to revive normalcy.
The house minister additionally had two video convention conferences to assessment the scenario. They had been attended by the Manipur chief minister, the state’s chief secretary, police chief, the union house secretary and different high central authorities officers, the sources mentioned.
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Following the directives of the Union Home Ministry, 12 corporations of the paramilitary forces together with from the CRPF and BSF had been deployed in Manipur on Wednesday, whereas 14 extra had been despatched on Thursday. Another 8-10 corporations are more likely to be despatched on Friday.
Assam Rifles troops have additionally been deployed within the violence-hit areas of Manipur since Wednesday.
Violent Clashes In Manipur
Clashes broke out within the state on Wednesday and so they intensified in a single day with counter-attacks being mounted by rival communities in retaliation to earlier assaults, after Naga and Kuki tribals organised a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ to protest strikes to provide scheduled tribe standing to the bulk Metei group.
The state authorities on Thursday issued a ‘shoot at sight’ order in “extreme cases” to include spiralling violence within the state between tribals and the bulk Meitei group which has displaced over 9,000 individuals from their villages.
