Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reviewed the security situation in Manipur. He directed senior security officials to take all possible measures to ensure peace in the state. The sources gave this information. Amit Shah held this meeting soon after returning from canceling his election rallies in Maharashtra.
Now there will be another meeting on Monday.
According to sources, the Home Minister reviewed the security situation in Manipur with senior security officials and directed them to take all possible measures to ensure peace. He said Shah will hold another detailed meeting with senior officials on Monday to discuss next steps.
Violence has been raging since May of last year.
This measure has been taken by the government at a time when the situation in Manipur remains unstable due to protests and violence following the recovery of bodies of women and children. Manipur has been battling an ethnic conflict since May last year.
Miscreants set fire to BJP MLA’s house
Officials said angry mobs set fire to the houses of three other BJP MLAs and a Congress member in several districts of Manipur’s Imphal Valley. He said the protesters also tried to break into the ancestral residence of state Chief Minister N Biren Singh. However, the police stopped them.
Violent protest in Imphal on Saturday
Protesters turned violent in different parts of Imphal Valley on Saturday after the bodies of three women and three children were found in Jiribam district. After this, an indefinite curfew was imposed here. The angry mob also attacked the residences of three state ministers and six MLAs on Saturday.
The house of these MLAs was set on fire
According to officials, the protesters set fire to the houses of Public Works Minister Govinddas Konthoujam in Ningthoukhong, BJP MLA from Hyanglam Y Radheshyam in Langmeidong Bazaar, BJP MLA Paonam Brojen from Wangjing Tentha in Thoubal district and Congress MLA Lokeshwar from Khundrakpam in Imphal East district. .
The home property was also vandalized.
Police officials said the angry mob attacked the residential compounds of the MLAs. They vandalized properties and burned houses. However, during this time the MLA and his family members were not present at home.
Instructions to security forces to take necessary measures
The Union Home Ministry on Saturday said that all security forces deployed in Manipur have been instructed to take necessary steps to restore order and peace in the state, where the situation remains critical for the past few days.
More than 200 people have died so far in the violence
In view of the critical situation, the Center on Thursday reimposed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in six police station areas of the state, including violence-affected Jiribam. More than 200 people have been killed and thousands left homeless in ethnic violence between the Meiteis, who live in the Imphal Valley, and the Kuki-Jo community, who live in the nearby hills.
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