New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital on Sunday to apprise him of the ground situation in the northeastern state hit by ethnic violence for nearly two months.
Singh in a longish tweet said that he called on Shah and briefed him about the "evolving situation" in Manipur. "Called on Union Home Minister, Amit Shah in New Delhi today and briefed about the evolving situation on the ground in Manipur. Under Amit Shah’s close supervision, the State and Central Govt have been able to control the violence to a great extent in the past week. It may be noted that there has been no report of casualties due to the violence since the 13th of June."
Union HM, Singh tweeted, has assured that the central government will take "all possible steps to maintain peace in Manipur". "Hon’ble Union HM has assured that the central government will take all possible steps to bring normalcy in Manipur. Further, Amit Shah Ji advised us to strengthen our work towards achieving everlasting peace and also sought the cooperation of every stakeholders in Manipur to ensure that peace prevails in the State. I was joined by BJP National Spokesperson Shri @sambitswaraj Ji, Hon’ble MP Rajya Sabha Shri @MaharajaManipur Ji and Hon’ble Speaker Shri Th Satyabrata Singh Ji," Singh said in his tweet.
