Manipur violence will stop if 4K looted weapons are recovered, Says Army
Deccan ChronicleGuwahati: The Eastern Command chief of the Indian Army Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita has said that ongoing violence and unrest in trouble-torn Manipur needs a political solution as sporadic incidents of violence continue to rock north-eastern states due to sharp polarisation between two communities. In an interaction organised by the Gauhati Press Club Lt Gen Kalita told reporters, “It is a political problem in the state where two communities, Kukis and Meiteis, are polarised. Because ultimately, there has to be a political resolution to the problem.” Lt Gen Kalita also asserted that the violence will not stop unless around 4,000 weapons, which were looted from security forces, are recovered from common people. About ongoing unrest in Myanmar he said that India is providing shelter to anyone from Myanmar seeking refuge, including common villagers, army or police, in Mizoram and Manipur, but not armed cadres of militant groups or drug traffickers.