Govt committed to restoring peace in Manipur: Shah
   Date :01-Jun-2023

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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