'We won't allow Manipur to break': Amit Shah stresses on peace and unity in Imphal
India TV NewsManipur violence: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the BJP government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not let anyone divide Manipur, adding that the central government’s priority is to establish peace in the ethnic strife-affected northeastern state. Addressing a public rally in Imphal on Monday, the Union Home Minister said, “The most important thing is that no matter how much one tries- ‘hum Manipur ko tutne nahi denge.” He further said that the Lok Sabha election is between the forces trying to break Manipur and those keeping it united. “Establishment of peace in Manipur by taking all communities on board and without breaking the state is the priority of the Narendra Modi government," he said. Manipur violence At least 219 people have been killed and several hundred injured since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3 last year, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest against the majority Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status.