Manipur MLAs Move 'No-Confidence Motion' Against Assam Rifles, Write To PM

40 Meitei MLAs submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi todaym demanding that the Assam Rifles personnel deployed in the state should be withdrawn and some "trustworthy" Central forces brought in.

The growing mistrust among communities in conflict-hit Manipur is drawn the having security forces into its ambit. In a fresh twist, 40 Meitei MLAs submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The memorandum said the Assam Rifles personnel deployed in the state should be withdrawn and some "trustworthy" Central forces brought in.

The memorandum comes a day before PM Modi is expected to reply to the No-Confidence motion moved by the Opposition. The Opposition, which has been demanding that he speak on the situation in Manipur, is hoping that his speech will contain references to the ground situation in the northeastern state.

Sources in Union Home Ministry attributed the current situation in Manipur to the unaccounted weapons floating around. "Despite all efforts, not many those that were looted have been returned," a senior official said.