Home Ministry rushes team to Manipur; Meitei MLAs call for ‘positive action’ from Centre
The Hindu
Union Home Ministry sends officials to Manipur following killings and violence; Meitei MLAs demand action from Government of India.
The Union Home Ministry on January 22 rushed a team of officials led by A.K. Mishra, adviser (Northeast), to Manipur following the fresh spate of killings and violence in the State.
Meanwhile, 35 Meitei MLAs in Manipur passed a resolution that they will take appropriate action in consultation with the public if the “Government of India is unable to take any positive action” as per their demands.
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The Home Ministry team, which includes Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials, met Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. It will meet various civil society groups from the tribal Kuki-Zo community and the Meitei community.
The officials are also expected to meet representatives of the Arambai Tenggol, a radical armed Meitei group that has been accused by the Kuki-Zo groups of instigating violence. A Ministry official said the team was sent after assessing the ground situation.
The team will also meet Kuki-Zo groups and are expected to broker an amicable solution between the two communities.
The Chief Minister had skipped the North Eastern Council (NEC) meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Shillong on January 19. On Sunday, he questioned the efficacy of the Central security forces in curtailing violence in the border town of Moreh, a Kuki-Zo-dominated area.
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