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  • Army rescues 5 Meitei youths from Kuki insurgent group in Manipur

    Army rescues 5 Meitei youths from Kuki insurgent group in Manipur

    Imphal (IANS). Army and Assam Rifles personnel rescued five youths of the Meitei community who were abducted two days ago by Kuki militants. Official sources gave this information.

    An official in Imphal said on Sunday that Army and Assam Rifles personnel rescued five youths from Gwaltabi village under Yingangpokpi police station in Imphal East district.

    Kuki terrorists allegedly abducted the youth on Saturday evening while they were traveling in an autorickshaw.

    However, the Kuki militants claimed that they released the five youths in the larger interest of peace and communal harmony.

  • It will help if Assam CM did not poke his nose into Manipur: Chidambaram

    It will help if Assam CM did not poke his nose into Manipur: Chidambaram

    Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday took a dig at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remarks on Manipur that peace will return in a week and saying it will help if he did not poke his nose in the violence-hit state.

    Chidambaram, who is a former Union Home Minister, also said that it would help if Manipur Chief Minister N, Biren Singh resigned as the CM and President’s Rule was imposed in the northeastern state for a few months.

    In a tweet, Chidambaram said, “CM, Assam has promised that peace will return to Manipur in a week. It will help if CM, Assam did not poke his nose into Manipur’s conflict and stayed away. It will also help if Biren Singh resigned as CM and President’s Rule was imposed for a few months.”

    His remarks came after Sarma on Saturday said the situation in neighbouring northeastern state of Manipur will improve within 7-10 days, with the state and central governments working “silently” to restore peace.

    He had hit out at the Congress and alleged that the opposition party was showing its concern when “relative peace has come in the northeastern state”.

    More than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur since clashes first started on May 3 and thousands of people have been forced to take shelter in relief camps.

  • Need for peace in Manipur, lack of essentials in relief camps: Rahul Gandhi

    Need for peace in Manipur, lack of essentials in relief camps: Rahul Gandhi

    Imphal (IANS). Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Manipur needed peace and there was acute shortage of medicines and other essentials in the relief camps.

    He said that the government should take immediate action to overcome these crises.

    The Congress leader, who is on a two-day visit to violence-hit Manipur, met Governor Anusuiya Uikey at the Raj Bhavan on Friday. He was accompanied by Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal and AICC in-charge of several northeastern states Ajoy Kumar were also there.

    After meeting the Governor, Rahul Gandhi said that he and his party would do everything possible to restore peace and normalcy in the state.

    Rahul Gandhi told the media in front of the Raj Bhavan, “I want peace to be restored first. I visited some relief camps and met the affected people. There is a shortage of medicines and other essentials in these relief camps, the government should step in.”

    The former Congress president said violence will not yield any results.

    “I appeal to all people, all communities and leaders to restore peace and normalcy in Manipur,” he said.

    He later tweeted, “I share the pain of the people of Manipur. This is a terrible tragedy. It is extremely sad and painful for all the people of Manipur and also for the people of India. I went to the camps and met people from all communities. One thing I would say to the government is that there is a need for basic facilities in the camps. Food and medicine should be supplied. Such complaints have come from the camps.

    “I would appeal to everyone in Manipur that we need peace. I strongly appeal to all that no one will get anything from violence. Peace is the way forward and everyone should now talk about peace and start moving towards it.”

    “I will do all I can to bring peace to the state. I love all the people of Manipur.”

    A day after being stopped by a large contingent of Manipur police, the Congress leader on Friday visited relief camps at Moirang in Bishnupur district, where he met people affected by caste violence.

    Manipur Pradesh Congress President Keesham Meghchandra Singh said Rahul went to Moirang in a helicopter and after returning to Imphal, he would meet 10 like-minded party leaders and members of civil society organisations.

    He will also interact with United Naga Council (UNC) leaders, influential women’s bodies, prominent citizens and intellectuals.

    Earlier on Thursday too, the senior Congress leader visited relief camps in Churachandpur and Imphal West districts where displaced people have taken shelter in the wake of the violence.

    So far 120 people have died in the violence that began on May 3, with over 400 injured. Houses of a large number of people have been burnt, properties have been looted.

    “In both the districts, Rahul Gandhi patiently listened to the grievances of the people,” Singh told the media. He said the Congress leader had dinner at the relief camp in Imphal.

    Earlier, when Rahul Gandhi was going to Bishnupur by road on Thursday, his convoy was stopped about 20 km from Imphal by the police citing law and order issues.

    Women raising slogans in front of Bishnupur police station to allow Rahul Gandhi to meet violence-affected people. Police fired tear gas shells to disperse the women.

  • Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh will not resign, tweeted information

    Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh will not resign, tweeted information

    Imphal: The ongoing violence in Manipur since last month is not taking the name of stopping. As the state rumors about the resignation of CM Biren intensified, his workers started gathering outside the CM office. Hundreds of women gathered at Nupi Lal Complex, about 100 meters away, urging Chief Minister N Biren Singh not to resign in the wake of the violence in the northeastern state.

    Manipur CM will not resign, tweeted information

    CM N Viren Singh has made it clear by tweeting that he will not resign from the post of Chief Minister. Earlier, several women tore the resignation letter of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. Let us tell you that Chief Minister N Viren Singh had a plan to go to the Raj Bhavan in Imphal to meet Governor Anusuiya Uikey. Amidst this meeting, speculations were rife that he might resign.

    Let us inform that the CM of Manipur, who was burning with violence, was on his way to the Governor’s house. Meanwhile, some women supporters blocked the road outside the Raj Bhavan and did not allow the CM’s convoy to go ahead. After this some women supporters tore up his resignation and requested him not to resign.

  • Uproar over stopping of Rahul Gandhi’s convoy, now SP’s statement came

    Uproar over stopping of Rahul Gandhi’s convoy, now SP’s statement came

    New Delhi: Looking at the ground situation, we stopped him (Rahul Gandhi) from proceeding further and advised him to go to Churachandpur by helicopter. There is a possibility of grenade attack on VIPs on their way to hilly areas. Keeping in mind their safety, we have stopped them from proceeding further. SP Heisnam Balram Singh has said this.

    Police stopped Rahul’s convoy in Manipur’s Vishnupur
    Rahul Gandhi’s convoy, which reached Imphal on Thursday on a two-day tour of Manipur, has been stopped by the police at Bishnupur. A police officer in Imphal said that their convoy was stopped “due to law and order issue”, but the official refused to give further details.

    Soon after his arrival, the former Congress president left for Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts, one of the hill districts worst affected by the violence, but the police stopped his convoy in Bishnupur. A large number of women gathered in Bishnupur before Gandhi reached there and clashed with police over security forces allowing Gandhi to tour the areas. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the action of the Manipur Police. In his tweet, he said, “The convoy of Mr. Rahul Gandhi in Manipur has been stopped by the police near Bishnupur. He is going there to meet the people suffering in relief camps and get treatment in the conflict-torn state. PM Modi did not bother to break his silence on Manipur, the Congress president said. He has left the state to its own devices. Now, their double engine destructive governments are using autocratic methods to stop Rahul Gandhi. This is completely unacceptable and shatters all constitutional and democratic norms. Manipur needs peace, not conflict.”

    Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh and state party leaders criticized the BJP government’s action against the Congress leader. “It is extremely unfortunate that the Modi government is preventing Rahul Gandhi from visiting relief camps outside Imphal and interacting with people. His two-day visit to Manipur is in the spirit of Bharat Jodo Yatra,” Ramesh tweeted. One can choose to remain silent or passive, but why stop Rahul Gandhi’s efforts to listen to all sections of Manipuri society and heal their wounds?”

    Venugopal said, “Rahul Gandhi’s convoy has been stopped by the police near Bishnupur. Police say they are not in a position to allow us. People are standing on both sides of the road to greet Rahul Gandhi. We understand Can’t find why they are being stopped?”

    Venugopal told the media, “I don’t know why the police is not allowing us. Rahul Gandhi’s visit is only to meet the affected people. We traveled around 20-25 km, but there was no road blockade anywhere.” Rahul Gandhi is sitting inside the car, “Know who has instructed the local police.”

    Accompanied by AICC in-charge of several northeastern states Ajoy Kumar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday arrived in Imphal on a two-day visit to Manipur, where caste violence has claimed 120 lives since May 3. Over 50,000 men, women and children are now living in over 350 relief camps across the state since the violence broke out. The senior Congress leader is scheduled to interact with civil society organisations, tribal and non-tribal leaders as well as prominent citizens in the two districts – Bishnupur and Churachandpur. The Congress has been demanding imposition of President’s rule in Manipur to control the law and order situation, as the party claims that the BJP government in the state has completely failed to deal with the violence.

    Earlier, some Congress delegations visited the state and later met President Draupadi Murmu in Delhi to garner support for their demands. Congress leaders also tried to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi but he did not give an appointment. Ibobi Singh, who was the Chief Minister of Manipur thrice from the Congress, said that there was no report of violence from the state till 2017 during the Congress rule. Now insurgents started flouting rules under BJP rule in Manipur, and they are being used for electoral gains.

  • Rahul Gandhi To Visit Violence-Hit Manipur On Jun 29, 30

    Rahul Gandhi To Visit Violence-Hit Manipur On Jun 29, 30

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit violence-hit Manipur from June 29-30 and meet people in relief camps and interact with civil society members, party general secretary K C Venugopal said on Tuesday.

    This is the first visit of the Congress leader to the northeastern state embroiled in ethnic violence since May 3.

    “Sh. Rahul Gandhi ji will be visiting Manipur on 29-30 June. He will visit relief camps and interact with civil society representatives in Imphal and Churachandpur during his visit,” AICC general secretary (organisation) Venugopal tweeted.

    Manipur has been burning for nearly two months, and desperately needs a healing touch so that the society can move from conflict to peace, he said.

    “This is a humanitarian tragedy and it is our responsibility to be a force of love, not hate,” Venugopal added. The Congress has blamed the BJP and its “divisive politics” for the present situation in the state which has seen over 100 deaths in the violence.

  • PM Modi called a high-level meeting, discussed Manipur

    PM Modi called a high-level meeting, discussed Manipur

    New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting, which was attended by Union ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman and Hardeep Singh Puri. It is believed that the situation in Manipur was discussed in this.

    Sources in the Prime Minister’s Office declined to comment on the meeting, though it is learned that Shah briefed Modi on the situation in Manipur as well as the all-party meeting convened on June 24.

    The meeting was called within 12 hours of the Prime Minister’s return from a state visit to the US and Egypt.

    The opposition has been alleging that the BJP governments at the Center and in Manipur have “failed miserably” to deal with caste violence. He has been repeatedly attacking the PM for his silence on this issue.

    Since the violence that broke out in Manipur on May 3, over 100 people have died while over 300 others have been injured.

    About 50,000 people have also been displaced from their homes as a result of the conflict.

  • MP Govt Allows Manipur Students To Take Admission In Colleges In Offline Mode

    MP Govt Allows Manipur Students To Take Admission In Colleges In Offline Mode

    The Madhya Pradesh government has accepted the request of its Manipur counterpart to allow students from the northeastern state to submit documents for college admissions in offline mode since there was internet outage in some violence-hit areas there, an official said on Sunday.

    Both the state are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

    In a circular issued on Saturday, the MP Higher Education department asked all private and government collages to accept admission forms in offline mode from Manipuri students, he said.

    “All admissions to MP colleges are conducted online. Every year, students from Manipur take admission in colleges of MP but this time around they were facing trouble for the want of internet connection after violence erupted there in the first week of May,” he said.

    These students include sports persons from there who enrol in sports academies in MP and seek to pursue educational courses alongside, he added.

    Manipur has been hit by violence between the Metei and Kuki communities since May 3. More than 100 people have died so far.

  • All parties need to provide assurance, courage to the people of Manipur: BRS

    All parties need to provide assurance, courage to the people of Manipur: BRS

    Hyderabad: Telangana State Planning Board Vice Chairman B Vinod Kumar on Saturday said that all political parties have a responsibility to provide assurance and courage to the people of Manipur.

    On behalf of the BRS, the senior leader attended an all-party meeting held at the Parliament Library Building in New Delhi on Saturday under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Vinod said that during the Telangana movement, when they were in Delhi, the political parties and associations of North Eastern states used to meet them. He said that they had some knowledge on this topic. It is unfortunate that even after 75 years of independence, there were still clashes between castes, religions and races, he said. “We said in the all-party meeting that all political parties have a responsibility to provide assurance and courage to the people of Manipur,” said Vinod Kumar.

    The BRS leader said that Meiteis were demanding that they should be included in STs. The Parliament has the right to include anyone in ST. But, the Manipur High Court has given a verdict to include Meiteis in STs within 4 weeks, which is against the constitution.

  • All-party meeting called by Home Minister Shah begins on Manipur violence

    All-party meeting called by Home Minister Shah begins on Manipur violence

    New Delhi (IANS) | The all-party meeting called by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has started regarding the continuous violence in Manipur. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai and Union Minister Prahlad Joshi are present on behalf of the government in this all-party meeting being chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah in the Library Building of Parliament House. Several Home Ministry officials also attended the meeting.

    Talking about political parties, in the all-party meeting, National President JP Nadda from BJP, former Chief Minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh from Congress, Priyanka Chaturvedi from Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction), Chief Minister of Meghalaya and NPP leader Konrad K. Sangma, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang from SKM, Derek O’Brien from Trinamool Congress, C Lalrosanga from Mizo National Front, Pinaki Mishra from BJD, M. Thambidurai from AIADMK, Tiruchi Siva from DMK, Manoj Jha from RJD, Ram Gopal from SP Yadav, Sanjay Singh from AAP and representatives of several other political parties are also present.

    It is being told that in this meeting the leaders of all parties will be briefed by the Central Government about the ongoing violence in Manipur and its causes. The government can also appeal to all political parties to cooperate on this issue.

    In fact, on behalf of the opposition parties, there was a continuous demand from the Central Government to call an all-party meeting regarding the ongoing violence in Manipur. However, the Congress has also questioned the convening and delay of the all-party meeting in the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    –IANS