IMPHAL :
Visits Moreh on
Myanmar border,
holds security
review meeting with
the officials from
various Central
and State forces
ON THE third day of his ongoing visit to violence-hit
Manipur, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah said on
Wednesday the Government is
committed to restoring peace
in Manipur as early as
possible and ensuring the
return of all displaced people
to their homes.
Shah also reviewed the security situation during the day
with top officials in Imphal and
the border town Moreh and
directed them to take stern and
prompt actions against armed
miscreants to prevent violence
and recover looted weapons to
bring back normalcy at the earliest.
The Home Minister assured
the people that the supply of
essential items in hill areas and
helicopter services for emergency needs in
Churachandpur, Moreh and
Kangpokpi will be ensured.
“Visited a relief camp in
Kangpokpi and met the Kuki
community members there.
We are committed to restoring
peace in Manipur as early as
possible and ensuring their
return to their homes,” he
tweeted. In Imphal, Shah visited a relief camp where the
members of the Meitei community are residing and conveyed the Government’s
resolve to bring Manipur
back on the path of peace and
harmony once again and
ensure the return of people
to their homes at the earliest. At Kangpokpi, he convened a meeting with civil
society organisations who
said they are keen to actively participate with the government in reviving harmony among communities in
Manipur. Earlier in the day,
the home minister visited
Moreh, located along the border with Myanmar, and held
a review meeting there to
take stock of the security situation in the state.
He also met a delegation
of the Kuki community and
a team representing others
communities in Moreh and
they expressed strong support for the government’s initiatives to restore normalcy.
“On the third day of his
visit to Manipur, the union
home visited Moreh and
Kangpokpi and had wideranging discussions with civil society organisations.
“He met the delegation of
the hill tribal council, Kuki
Students Organisation, Kuki
Chiefs Association, Tamil
Sangam, Gorkha Samaj and
Manipuri Muslim council in
Moreh. The delegates
expressed strong support for
the government’s initiatives
to restore normalcy in the
state,” the home ministry
said in a statement.
In Kangpokpi, Shah met
delegations of civil society
organisations such as the
Committee on Tribal Unity,
Kuki Inpi Manipur, Kuki
Student organisation,
Thadou Inpi and prominent
personalities and intellectuals. He assured that the supply of essential items in hill
areas and helicopter services for emergency needs in
Churachandpur, Moreh and
Kangpokpi will be ensured.
Meanwhile, Manipur CM
N Biren Singh appealed to
people to surrender weapons
looted from security forces
and warned of legal action
against anyone found to be
in unauthorised and illegal
possession of