Union House Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held a assessment assembly with the senior officers over the recent violence in Manipur. He directed senior officers to take all attainable steps to make sure peace within the Northeastern state, sources mentioned. The House Minister can also be anticipated to carry one other detailed assembly with high officers on Monday and take additional steps, they mentioned.
Notably, Shah cancelled his elections rallies in Maharashtra as a result of tense conditions in Manipur and returned to Delhi. He held the assembly quickly after he returned to Delhi.
What led to recent violence?
The transfer got here after the state of affairs in Manipur continued to be risky after the our bodies of two ladies and a toddler, who had been lacking since Monday from a camp for the displaced, had been recovered from Barak River in Jiribam on Saturday, whereas three different our bodies, together with a girl and two youngsters, had been discovered on Friday evening.
Agitated by this, violent protests attacked the residences of three ministers and 6 MLAs on Saturday. Among the many state ministers whose residences had been stormed by the protesters are Sapam Ranjan, L Susindro Singh and Y Khemchand, an official mentioned.
Curfew imposed after assault
This prompted the govt. to impose an indefinite curfew and to droop the web in a number of elements of the state. Nevertheless, the irate mobs set ablaze the residences of three extra BJP legislators, certainly one of whom is a senior minister, and a Congress MLA in varied districts of Imphal Valley on Saturday evening.
CM Biren Singh’s home attacked
The protestors additionally attacked CM N Biren Singh’s ancestral house amid the recent violence, however the safety forces foiled the try of the mob to storm the home, officers mentioned. Notably, in November 11, Manipur Police claimed 10 suspected militants had been killed in a fierce gunfight with safety forces. The engagement began after insurgents in camouflage uniforms and armed with refined weapons fired incessantly at Borobekra Police Station and an adjoining CRPF camp at Jakuradhor in Jiribam district. Hours later, suspected militants allegedly kidnapped six civilians, together with ladies and kids, from the identical district, police had claimed.