CM also appealed to all legislators to organise lunch at different relief camps across Manipur on Independence Day, as well as interact with the inmates to address their problems and grievances
Those affected in Moreh were kept at an Assam Rifles camp and those in Churachandpur were in the Secretariat
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that biometric details of 24 people were collected in Tengnoupal district as part of an exercise to identify illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that it is an attempt by political rivals who want to take advantage of the prevailing situation in the state
Following incidents of ethnic violence in Manipur's Jiribam in the first week of June, many people from the state have taken refuge in adjoining Cachar district in southern Assam
In a post on X on Wednesday, BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh said, 'The state government has to initiate a probe regarding the lackadaisical attitude of the officers who were given advance intelligence'
The Chief Minister paid a visit to the injured security personnel at the hospital and said that the miscreants will be brought to justice
Multiple gunshots were fired at the vehicles of the security forces, who retaliated, they said, adding, the shootout is still on near Kotlen village along a stretch of National Highway-53
The CM said his government has been providing humanitarian aide to all the illegal immigrants
Singh highlighted Shah's acknowledgment of attempts by illegal immigrants to disrupt the demographic balance in the state, stating, This fact is unknown to the opposition.
"The Centre has also allotted Rs 38.60 crore for the affected farmers out of which Rs 18.37 crore has been released for the first phase" Singh said
Reflecting on the May 3 incident, Singh expressed regret, saying, "What was unfortunate was that we didn't anticipate there would be targeted and deliberate attacks on the government."
On August 3 last year, a mob looted more than 300 weapons, 19,800 rounds of ammunition and other accessories from two rooms of the 2nd Indian Reserve Battalion headquarters at Naranseina in Bishnupur
Singh mentioned that the government has sanctioned Rs 15 crore as advance interim relief to families those whose homes were completely burnt down or damaged during the violence
This measure is viewed as a step towards protecting the ethnic communities of Manipur
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh asserted that efforts are underway to eradicate illegal poppy cultivation in the northeastern state.
Earlier in the day, Shah said the Centre has decided to scrap the FMR to ensure the country's internal security and maintain the demographic structure of the Northeastern states
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh tagged a media report on the CM's meeting with Shah and said, "9 months to the day and yet no meeting with the PM who continues to maintain total silence
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday said the state is passing through a difficult phase and it is time for the people to unite and identify who the real enemies are
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said he has chaired a meeting with representatives of 10 political parties to address the current situation in the ethnic violence-hit state