After J&K review meet, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting on Manipur violence
File image of India's Home Minister Amit Shah.
A high-level meeting to assess the security situation in the conflict-ridden state of Manipur was presided over by India's Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday (June 17) in the nation's capital New Delhi.
This is the second meeting conducted by the home minister since taking office, after an assessment of the Jammu and Kashmir security situation in the aftermath of recent terror incidents.
The meeting was attended by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Intelligence Bureau Chief Tapan Deka, Army Chief General Manoj Pande, Army Chief (Designate) Lt General Upendra Dwivedi, GoC Three Core H.S. Sahi, Security Advisor to Manipur Kuldeep Singh, Manipur Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi, Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh, and Assam Rifles DG Pradeep Chandran Nair at the Ministry of Home Affairs in North Block in Delhi.
Following her meeting withShah on Sunday, Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey updated him on the northeastern state's current situation of violence. The meeting took place at the Ministry of Home Affairs as new violence was reported in the state.
Manipur has seen conflict between the Kuki and Meitei groups since May 3 of last year. The conflict has resulted in at least 225 deaths so far and the displacement of almost 50,000 people, the majority of whom are currently living in relief centres.
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The last several weeks have witnessed new acts of violence in the northeastern state, including the burning of a school facility close to Moreh and the discovery of the decapitated body of a missing person.
At least two people have recently died as a result of violence in the Jiribam area. More than 100 homes have been burned, and over 2,000 people have been evacuated.
In the Kangpokpi area last week, militants ambushed the convoy of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh's security team, injuring a security officer and a civilian driver.
Dr Mohan Bhagwat, the leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), stated on June 10 that Manipur has been waiting for peace for a year and that this problem has to be given priority.
"Manipur has been waiting for peace for the last year. There was peace in Manipur 10 years ago. It felt like gun culture had finished there. But the state has suddenly seen violence," he said.
(With inputs from agencies)