Amit Shah Directs Officials To Bring Back Normalcy At Earliest In Manipur

Manipur Violence": Amit Shah, who is on a four-day visit to Manipur, also met a delegation of the Hill tribal council, Kuki Students Organisation, Kuki Chiefs Association, Tamil Sangam, Gorkha Samaj and Manipuri Muslim council in Moreh on Wednesday.

The situation in Manipur continues to remain tense with reports of firing and attacks being reported in parts of the northeastern state. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a four-day visit to Manipur, has directed officials to take "stern and prompt actions" to bring back normalcy at the earliest.

The Home Minister's direction came in a high-level security review meeting with top officials in Imphal.

On the third day of his visit to Manipur, Amit Shah visited Moreh and Kangpokpi and had wide-ranging discussions with civil society organisations and security forces. Shortly after the meeting, Mr Shah, in a tweet said that the civil society groups have lent strong support for the government's initiatives to restore normalcy in the state.

"Home Minister held a security review meeting with top officials in Imphal. He directed them to take stern and prompt actions to prevent violence, against armed miscreants and recover looted weapons to bring back normalcy at the earliest," said a Home Ministry statement.