Rahul Gandhi urges PM Modi again to visit Manipur
4 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi urges PM Modi again to visit Manipur

The Hindu  

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi again requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to visit violence-hit Manipur and impress upon both the central and State governments to work towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict there at the earliest. Mr. Gandhi said on Thursday, he met a group of Manipuri people living in Delhi who shared their heartbreaking struggles since ethnic clashes broke out in the northeastern State. They spoke of the pain of being separated from loved ones and the physical and mental toll the conflict has taken on their… pic.twitter.com/VuO1azgqaz — Rahul Gandhi August 15, 2024 Out of concern for their safety, they requested that their faces not be shown, fearing retribution, the Congress leader said as he shared a picture of the Manipuri people holding his hand. I urge the Prime Minister once again to visit Manipur and impress upon both the Central and State Governments to work towards a peaceful resolution at the earliest," the former Congress president said.

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Is my nation so weak that it can’t protect Manipur’s people? asks Congress MP Alfred Arthur in Parliament
1 week, 2 days ago

Is my nation so weak that it can’t protect Manipur’s people? asks Congress MP Alfred Arthur in Parliament

Live Mint  

Congress Member of Parliament Alfred Kan-Ngam Arthur questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting violence-hit Manipur. “Where was the Constitution on the December 4, 2021 when armed forces killed 6 civilians who had gone to work in mines,” he said invoking 2021 Nagaland killings, criticising the Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh of not taking responsibility for the deaths of …

When will Manipur violence end? What Amit Shah said
1 week, 2 days ago

When will Manipur violence end? What Amit Shah said

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday described the ongoing violence in Manipur as an ethnic clash, distancing it from terrorism or religious conflict. Speaking at the Agenda Aaj Tak — his first media interaction since the BJP's Lok Sabha election victory — Shah outlined the nature of the crisis in the northeastern state. Shah noted that ethnic disturbances in …

Congress compromised with many to destroy Manipur: Biren Singh
1 week, 2 days ago

Congress compromised with many to destroy Manipur: Biren Singh

India Today  

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday alleged that the Congress had compromised with many to destroy Manipur, a state that has been witnessing ethnic violence for more than 1.5 years. Biren Singh was speaking on the sidelines of a cultural festival in Kamjong, marking the Chief Minister’s first visit to a hill district since the violence began in …

​Welcome spotlight: On the Supreme Court directive to Manipur government
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1 week, 3 days ago

​Welcome spotlight: On the Supreme Court directive to Manipur government

The Hindu  

Hearing a case by petitioners aggrieved with the unremitting hostilities in Manipur, the Supreme Court of India has directed the Manipur government to disclose details of destroyed and encroached properties following the ethnic violence a year and a half ago. The Court had also, a few months ago, extended the working tenure of the Justice Gita Mittal-led Committee supervising the …

INDIA bloc parties write to PM Modi, urge him to visit Manipur
2 weeks, 3 days ago

INDIA bloc parties write to PM Modi, urge him to visit Manipur

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Ten INDIA bloc parties from Manipur on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the ethnic violence-hit state before the end of the year. In a letter addressed to Modi, they wrote that the people of Manipur had been eagerly waiting for his presence in the state since May 3 last year to express their voices of helplessness. …

‘Unprecedented turmoil’: Kharge asks President Murmu to intervene in Manipur
1 month ago

‘Unprecedented turmoil’: Kharge asks President Murmu to intervene in Manipur

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday sought President Droupadi Murmu’s immediate intervention in the Manipur crisis, blaming the union and the state government for the “unprecedented turmoil” in the state. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior party leaders along with a delegation of party leaders from Manipur In a two-page letter, Kharge said “deliberate acts of omission and …

‘Manipur crisis can be solved only by…’: Irom Sharmila seeks PM Modi’s intervention, Kharge writes to President Murmu
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1 month ago

‘Manipur crisis can be solved only by…’: Irom Sharmila seeks PM Modi’s intervention, Kharge writes to President Murmu

Live Mint  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking her immediate intervention "to ensure the protection of lives and properties of our own citizens" in violence-hit Manipur. 'Lost faith in PM Modi': Kharge seeks President's intervention Kharge said that Union and the state governments have "completely failed in restoring peace and normalcy in Manipur during the last 18 months". …

'Writing on wall, but is HM Shah reading it?': Congress' dig over MLAs 'skipping' NDA meet in Manipur
1 month ago

'Writing on wall, but is HM Shah reading it?': Congress' dig over MLAs 'skipping' NDA meet in Manipur

New Indian Express  

Amid a spike in violence in Manipur, the Congress on Monday had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the troubled state before the Parliament session this month and demanded Shah's resignation for the "double engine government's complete failure" there. Ramesh had said Modi must first meet an all-party delegation from Manipur and then also call an all-party meeting at …

Biren Singh has failed people of Manipur, only direct intervention of PM Modi can resolve crisis: Irom Sharmila
1 month ago

Biren Singh has failed people of Manipur, only direct intervention of PM Modi can resolve crisis: Irom Sharmila

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Rights activist Irom Sharmila believes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's direct intervention is essential to resolving the crisis in violence-hit Manipur, warning that the reimposition of the "draconian" Armed Forces Act in six police station areas in the northeastern state could escalate the unrest further. Sharmila appealed to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh to take moral responsibility for …

DC Edit | Manipur continues to burn as Centre, state govt dither
1 month ago

DC Edit | Manipur continues to burn as Centre, state govt dither

Deccan Chronicle  

Protests are taking place in the capital with legislators of even the ruling party faring the ire of people who feel insecure at home; mobs are setting fire to the homes of the wielders of power and their kin. Neither the members of the majority nor those of the minority community feels safe in the state; none, starting from the …

Home minister should do his work: Rahul Gandhi slams Amit Shah, PM Modi over Manipur violence — ‘Aag ko sirf Congress…’
1 month ago

Home minister should do his work: Rahul Gandhi slams Amit Shah, PM Modi over Manipur violence — ‘Aag ko sirf Congress…’

Live Mint  

Manipur Violence: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched an attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over fresh violence in Manipur and alleged that vested interests were at play. Addressing a press conference in Ranchi, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Union home minister was not taking an interest in containing Manipur violence. Meanwhile, Union …

Congress demands home minister Amit Shah’s resignation over Manipur violence
1 month ago

Congress demands home minister Amit Shah’s resignation over Manipur violence

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Congress party on Monday demanded the resignations of Union home minister Amit Shah and Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh over the continuing violence in the northeastern state that has been torn apart in ethnic clashes since May last year and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the state and call an all-party meeting ahead of …

Manipur News: Curfew Imposed Across 7 Districts, Internet Services Suspended | ABP News
1 month ago

Manipur News: Curfew Imposed Across 7 Districts, Internet Services Suspended | ABP News

ABP News  

The National Investigation Agency has taken over three cases related to the recent violence in Manipur. In the Jiribam district, militants killed three women and three children, which led to an angry mob attacking the residences of three state ministers and six legislators. Meanwhile, the National People’s Party withdrew its support from the BJP-led government in Manipur on Sunday, claiming …

Kharge Accuses Centre of Letting Manipur Burn
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1 month ago

Kharge Accuses Centre of Letting Manipur Burn

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Amid renewed violence in Manipur, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Modi government of allowing the border state to burn to serve its "hateful and divisive politics." Kharge echoed Gandhi's concerns, stating that the people of Manipur would "never forgive or forget" that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not visited the state during its prolonged crisis. "@narendramodi ji, …

Amit Shah reviews security situation in Manipur amid ongoing tensions
1 month ago

Amit Shah reviews security situation in Manipur amid ongoing tensions

Op India  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday convened a high-level meeting with senior officials in the national capital to assess the security situation in Manipur. Sources indicated that the Home Minister has planned to hold a detailed review meeting on Monday to address the concerns and strategies surrounding the fragile security scenario that has gripped Manipur in recent days. In …

Amit Shah Holds Meeting On Security Situation In Manipur, Another Meeting Scheduled Tomorrow
1 month ago

Amit Shah Holds Meeting On Security Situation In Manipur, Another Meeting Scheduled Tomorrow

ABP News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held a meeting with senior officials in the national capital on the security situation in Manipur. The home minister reviewed the situation in Manipur with top security officials and directed them to take all possible steps to ensure peace, the report quoted sources as saying. The meeting comes amid reports that Meghalaya CM …

Manipur Violence News: Amit Shah cancels Maharashtra Election rally to return to Delhi amid rising tensions
1 month ago

Manipur Violence News: Amit Shah cancels Maharashtra Election rally to return to Delhi amid rising tensions

Live Mint  

Manipur Violence News: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled his scheduled election rallies in Maharashtra and returned to Delhi as tensions escalate in the northeastern state of Manipur. Manipur Violence News: Amit Shah’s Return to Delhi for Emergency Review of Situation Amit Shah, who was in Maharashtra to campaign for the state Assembly elections, is now expected to hold …

‘You have failed Manipur…,’ Congress Kharge slams PM Modi over ‘mob’ violence in state
1 month ago

‘You have failed Manipur…,’ Congress Kharge slams PM Modi over ‘mob’ violence in state

Live Mint  

Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday slammed PM Narendra Modi for Manipur ‘mob’ violence noting that the state is “undergoing unimaginable pain, division and simmering violence.” Posting on X, he said, “We are saying it with utmost responsibility that it looks that the BJP deliberately wants Manipur to burn, for it serves its hateful divisive politics. New districts are being added to …

Manipur Violence: Mob Tries To Storm CM Biren Singh's House, Rahul Asks PM Modi To Visit State | Top Points
1 month ago

Manipur Violence: Mob Tries To Storm CM Biren Singh's House, Rahul Asks PM Modi To Visit State | Top Points

ABP News  

Manipur Violence: An angry mob protesting the death of three people in Manipur's Jiribam tried to storm the private residence of Chief Minister N Biren Singh in Imphal on Saturday. Rahul Asks PM Modi To Visit Manipur Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi termed the recent string of violent clashes and continuing bloodshed in Manipur "deeply disturbing". Prohibitory Orders Issued In …

'BJP deliberately wants Manipur to burn': Kharge
1 month ago

'BJP deliberately wants Manipur to burn': Kharge

New Indian Express  

Kharge said at least 17 people have lost their lives since November 7, adding new districts are being added to the list of strife-torn regions and the fire is spilling over to bordering northeastern states. Even if you visit Manipur in future, people of the state will never forgive or forget that you left them to fend for themselves, and …

Why Modi avoids visiting Manipur: Cong
1 month, 1 week ago

Why Modi avoids visiting Manipur: Cong

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress said he is off on his "periodic foreign jaunt" from Saturday where he will attempt to score domestic political points and asked why is he steadfastly refusing to visit the troubled state of Manipur. He is off on his periodic foreign jaunt, where he will attempt to score …

Kharge Slams Modi as "Bogus Man" and "Liar" Over Wayanad Aid
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kharge Slams Modi as "Bogus Man" and "Liar" Over Wayanad Aid

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, labeling him a "bogus man" and a "liar" for betraying the affected families of devastating landslides that killed over 400 people in July. Speaking at a rally in Nilambur, Malappuram district, in support of Wayanad UDF candidate Priyanka Gandhi, Kharge mentioned that Modi had visited Wayanad …

‘Peace talks on with both Manipur groups’: Amit Shah
3 months ago

‘Peace talks on with both Manipur groups’: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the government is talking to both the Meitei and Kuki communities in strife-torn Manipur to restore normalcy and has begun fencing the country’s border with Myanmar to check infiltration. Barring three days of violence last week, the overall situation in Manipur has been calm and the government has been working to restore …

Congress questions Modi's absence from Manipur amid claims of normalcy
3 months ago

Congress questions Modi's absence from Manipur amid claims of normalcy

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Countering Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion of normalcy in Manipur, the Congress on Tuesday questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not yet visited the state if the situation was truly stable. Ramesh queried, “If the situation in Manipur today is as normal as the self-proclaimed Chanakya has described it, if the Chief Minister of Manipur is doing …

Manipur Congress Chief ‘Pleads’ PM Modi To Visit Violence-Torn State: ‘For The Sake Of Humanity…’
3 months, 1 week ago

Manipur Congress Chief ‘Pleads’ PM Modi To Visit Violence-Torn State: ‘For The Sake Of Humanity…’

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Congress' Manipur chief K Meghachandra on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the violence-hit state, stressing that his visit would provide great strength to restore peace and normalcy there. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared Meghachandra's letter to the prime minister on X and said the Manipur Congress chief had made yet another …

Manipur News: Unrest Continues in Manipur—Eye-Witness Report from Imphal’s Streets | ABP News
3 months, 1 week ago

Manipur News: Unrest Continues in Manipur—Eye-Witness Report from Imphal’s Streets | ABP News

ABP News  

Manipur is once again engulfed in violence, with the recent surge of unrest bringing peace in the region under severe threat. The origins of the violence trace back to early 2023 when the Manipur High Court urged the state government to consider including the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe list. The demand for Scheduled Tribe status for the Meitei …

Pakistan instigating terrorism in India, not acceptable to us: Rahul Gandhi
3 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan instigating terrorism in India, not acceptable to us: Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Commenting on the relationship between India and Pakistan, Rahul Gandhi, currently in the United States on his maiden overseas visit as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, lashed out at Pakistan for ‘instigating terrorism in India.' Gandhi's remarks come ahead of next month's Shanghai Cooperation Organization Heads of Government Meeting, to be held in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, and …

Army chief general's visit to Manipur shows Centre keen to restore peace: CM
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Army chief general's visit to Manipur shows Centre keen to restore peace: CM

Hindustan Times  

Imphal, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Saturday that the visit of Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi shows that the Centre is concerned about the ethnic violence in the northeastern state and is keen to restore peace. Army chief general's visit to Manipur shows Centre keen to restore peace: CM He also said the chief of the army …

Cong's swipe at PM: Hopefully he'll find time to also visit Manipur
4 months, 1 week ago

Cong's swipe at PM: Hopefully he'll find time to also visit Manipur

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said it is good that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Wayanad and hoped that he would "find the time and the inclination" to also visit Manipur "which has been experiencing pain" for more than 15 months now.The opposition party's remarks come on a day Modi is in Kerala's landslides-hit Wayanad. It was a …

PM Modi meets Manipur CM in first meeting since clashes
4 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi meets Manipur CM in first meeting since clashes

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Sunday, marking their first one-on-one encounter in the 18 months since the ethnic tensions in the northeastern state erupted, people aware of the matter said on Sunday. PM Narendra Modi with Union home minister Amit Shah and others during a meeting with CMs and deputy CMs of BJP-ruled …

Congress takes aim at PM Narendra Modi over proposed Ukraine visit: ‘Going to Manipur before or after?’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress takes aim at PM Narendra Modi over proposed Ukraine visit: ‘Going to Manipur before or after?’

Hindustan Times  

Taking an aim at prime minister Narendra Modi over his proposed Ukraine visit, expected to coincide with the war-torn country's National Day, Congress communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh on Sunday sought to know whether the prime minister would go to the ethnic conflict-hit Manipur state ‘before or after’ his trip to the European nation. Then the Manipur CM attends a meeting …

Did Biren Singh meet Modi separately to discuss Manipur, asks Congress
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Did Biren Singh meet Modi separately to discuss Manipur, asks Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Sunday said the people of Manipur were asking whether Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, who attended two meetings chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital the day before, also met him one-on-one to discuss the situation in the violence-hit State and ask him to visit. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh remarked that Mr. Singh …

U.S. revises travel advisory for India: says don’t travel to Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir
4 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. revises travel advisory for India: says don’t travel to Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

The United States has asked its nationals not to travel to Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, the India-Pakistan border, and parts of central and eastern parts of the country where Naxalites are active. "Do not travel to: The union territory of Jammu and Kashmir due to terrorism and civil unrest; within 10 km of the India-Pakistan border due to the potential …

PM Modi’s heart bleeds for innocents killed in Ukraine but not in Manipur: Meitei body
5 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi’s heart bleeds for innocents killed in Ukraine but not in Manipur: Meitei body

The Hindu  

The Delhi Meitei Coordinating Committee, one of the many conglomerates of Meitei organisations in Delhi, on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to solving the crisis in Manipur while preaching peace at the international stage with regard to the conflict in Ukraine. While Prime Minister Modi’s efforts to promote peace on the international stage have been applauded, his apparent …

DC Edit | Time running out: Let PM act to end Manipur strife
5 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Time running out: Let PM act to end Manipur strife

Deccan Chronicle  

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Manipur and listen to the victims of the year-old ethnic strife comes as a reminder to the country and its leadership that the sufferings of the people of the border state are a reality and that they need a closure. The violence …

Rahul Gandhi Visits Relief Camps In Manipur. Inmate Urges Him To 'Raise Their Plight' In Parliament, Congress Says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi Visits Relief Camps In Manipur. Inmate Urges Him To 'Raise Their Plight' In Parliament, Congress Says

ABP News  

The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, visited relief camps in Manipur's Jiribam and Churachandpur districts on Monday. #WATCH | Congress MP and LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi meets people at a relief camp at Moirang in Manipur's Bishnupur pic.twitter.com/zamlux8UNM — ANI July 8, 2024 The visit witnessed an overwhelming response from the locals. #WATCH | Congress …

Rahul Gandhi visits relief camps in Manipur, BJP calls it 'sick tragedy tourism'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi visits relief camps in Manipur, BJP calls it 'sick tragedy tourism'

India Today  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday met people affected by Manipur ethnic violence in relief camps in Assam's Cachar district. #WATCH | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today visited a relief camp set up at Jiribham Higher Secondary School during his visit to Manipur pic.twitter.com/AtcAZb5ZvI — ANI July 8, 2024 Rahul Gandhi returned to Silchar airport in Assam from Jiribam, and …

PM Modi did not speak a word on Manipur, deliberately 'turning back' on State: Congress
5 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi did not speak a word on Manipur, deliberately 'turning back' on State: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on July 3 hit out at the government over its second MP from Manipur not having been allowed to speak before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in Lok Sabha, saying the PM repeated his old allegations, cracked jokes and took jibes but did not have the patience to listen to the voice of the legislator from the violence-hit …

PM Modi breaks silence on Manipur, Congress hits out saying he has not visited the state
5 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi breaks silence on Manipur, Congress hits out saying he has not visited the state

New Indian Express  

After a long silence on the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally uttered the word in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Modi further said Manipur was facing flood situation as well and the Centre has dispatched two teams of the National Disaster Response Force to the state. "Stop politicising Manipur issue, one day Manipur will reject you," …

WATCH: Manipur facing civil war-like situation, but PM has not spoken a word, says Congress MP
5 months, 3 weeks ago

WATCH: Manipur facing civil war-like situation, but PM has not spoken a word, says Congress MP

The Hindu  

Congress MP A. Bimol Akoijam made a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for remaining silent on Manipur, which has been affected by ethnic violence for the past one year. In a late-night speech in the Lok Sabha on Monday, he said there is a civil war-like situation in Manipur, “yet our Prime Minister has remained mute, not even …

Manipur going via tough phase, will lay path for betterment of society: CM
6 months ago

Manipur going via tough phase, will lay path for betterment of society: CM

Business Standard  

Speaking at the state-level International Yoga Day function at Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, Singh said the current situation in Manipur is a turning point for indigenous people and their future. Noting that ethnic strife-torn Manipur was going through a difficult phase, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday asserted that his government will lay the path for betterment of the …

Manipur situation will be resolved within three months: CM Biren Singh
6 months ago

Manipur situation will be resolved within three months: CM Biren Singh

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh said on June 21 that peace would return to his State in two or three months because of the priority given to resolving the 14-month-long violence by the new National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre. This indicates there were seven months of peace with schools and business establishments reopening,” Mr. Singh told …

Northeastern View | Home ministry’s “high level” review meet on Manipur shows that New Delhi wants to take back control
6 months ago

Northeastern View | Home ministry’s “high level” review meet on Manipur shows that New Delhi wants to take back control

Hindustan Times  

On June 17, Union home minister, Amit Shah, chaired a “high-level meeting” to review the security situation in Manipur in New Delhi. Taking back control Perhaps the most striking aspect of the home ministry’s meeting was the absence of Manipur’s BJP chief minister, Biren Singh. Singh’s absence from the review meeting could suggest that the National Democratic Alliance government at …

Manipur CM meets top State officials who attended security review meet in Delhi
6 months ago

Manipur CM meets top State officials who attended security review meet in Delhi

The Hindu  

Two days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting to review the security situation in Manipur without the presence of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, top officials who attended the meeting met Mr. Singh in Imphal and briefed him about the measures being taken to restore peace in the strife-torn State. Mr. Singh posted on X that “upon …

Shah calls meeting to review Manipur situation
6 months ago

Shah calls meeting to review Manipur situation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Monday review the security situation in Manipur which has been witnessing ethnic violence for over an year. Ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023 after a tribal solidarity march in the hill districts of the state to protest against the majority Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe status. …

‘Will PM Modi visit Manipur now’: Uddhav Thackeray on RSS chief's remark
6 months, 1 week ago

‘Will PM Modi visit Manipur now’: Uddhav Thackeray on RSS chief's remark

Hindustan Times  

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwant’s statement on the situation in strife-torn Manipur, and raised concerns over the recent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. FILE: Prime minister Narendra Modi and Uddhav Thackeray. “Will Prime Minister Modi visit Manipur after the RSS chief’s remarks?” Thackeray, an ally-turned-rival of …

Peace eludes India’s Manipur even after defeating BJP over ethnic violence
6 months, 1 week ago

Peace eludes India’s Manipur even after defeating BJP over ethnic violence

Al Jazeera  

In the riot-hit remote state, hopes of a change following the governing party’s defeat are shortlived as deadly clashes continue. ‘Suffered under BJP rule’ As India concluded its weeks-long general election on June 4, which saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi return to power for a record third term, tensions in the remote Manipur state remain at a boil. The BJP …

Govt’s priority to restore peace in Manipur keeping the state united: Amit Shah
8 months, 1 week ago

Govt’s priority to restore peace in Manipur keeping the state united: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the priority of the next government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be to restore peace in strife-torn Manipur by talking to all sides and keeping the state united. Union home minister Amit Shah speaks at a public rally ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Manipur’s Imphal on Monday. “I …

‘Won’t allow Manipur to break apart', declares Amit Shah in Imphal
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Won’t allow Manipur to break apart', declares Amit Shah in Imphal

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday alleged that “attempts were made to alter Manipur's demography through infiltration”, adding that the Lok Sabha election is between the forces “trying to break Manipur and those keeping it united”. Union home minister Amit Shah “The most important thing is that no matter how much one tries- ‘hum Manipur ko tutne nahi denge’,” …

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