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Situation in neighbouring Manipur will improve within 7-10 days: Assam CM

He hit out at the Congress and alleged that the opposition party is showing its concern when "relative peace has come in the northeastern state."

Himanta Biswa Sarma

More than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur since clashes first started on May 3

Press Trust of India Dibrugarh (Assam)

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the , with the state and central governments working silently' to restore peace.

He hit out at the Congress and alleged that the opposition party is showing its concern when "relative peace has come in the northeastern state."

More than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur since clashes first started on May 3.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme here, the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor said, The situation in Manipur is improving day by day. I am of the view that in the next one week to 10 days, there will be more improvement.

 

Sarma claimed there has been a lot of improvement in the neighbouring state in the last month.

Silently, the Manipur government and the Union home ministry are working. You can see what was the level of violence a month ago and what it is today, he said, adding, I can tell you with guarantee that there has been a vast improvement in the situation.

Taking a swipe at the Congress, the BJP's trouble-shooter in the Northeast said, Now, the Congress is crying about Manipur when relative peace has come. They should have cried when the situation was volatile.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jul 01 2023 | 7:46 PM IST

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