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  • Solution to Manipur crisis likely in 23 months: Biren Singh

    Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Friday that Manipur is a top priority for the Modi government and that a solution to the ongoing crisis in the state will likely be achieved within the next 23 months.

    Manipur is battling ethnic strife for more than a year now.

    Talking to media persons in Imphal on Friday, Singh said that violence continues in some areas due to a lack of security personnel, but the situation is improving as security forces which were taken out of the state for general election duties have come back and have been redeployed in vulnerable areas. “Now, the situation will be better,” he added. Singh said that there is a remarkable decrease in the violence across the state. “Though it is said that Manipur violence is 14 months old, the actual crisis persisted for only 67 months. Despite some incidents in a few places, schools and business establishments across the state have opened, indicating a return to normalcy. The actual The crisis occurred in only 67 months, suggesting that the other 7 months were peaceful as schools and business establishments were functioning,” he said. He stated, “The unrest in Northeast India is due to influx and drug menace from areas outside the region. Treating the situation will be easier once the route is identified.”

    Singh said that resolving the violence in Manipur is a top priority for the Narendra Modi 3.0 administration. Home Minister Amit Shah has been actively involved, holding highsecurity meetings and gathering necessary details to formulate an action plan. “I hope that a solution is achieved within 23 months,” he said.

    Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a highlevel meeting to review the security situation in Manipur and sought to increase central forces strategic deployment to restore peace in the state. The central forces were withdrawn from Manipur for deployment in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. With Jiribam district in Manipur continuing to be restive, additional CRPF troopers have been deployed in the interior areas of its Borobekra subdivision. Tension gripped the area after the killing of a 59yearold farmer on June 6.

  • First factor PM Modi ought to do is sack Manipur CM, says Congress chief Kharge

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the Manipur violence and mentioned the very first thing he ought to do is sack Chief Minister N Biren Singh if he’s actually involved in regards to the state.

    No quantity of propaganda by the BJP authorities can cowl up its abject failure in dealing with the Manipur state of affairs, Kharge mentioned.

    He mentioned studies indicated Union Home Minister Amit Shah had lastly spoken to Modi on the Manipur state of affairs, and added, “For the last 55 days, Modi ji did not say a word on Manipur. Every Indian is waiting for him to speak.”

    “If Modi ji is really concerned about Manipur, then the first thing he should do is to sack his chief minister,” he mentioned on Twitter.

    More than 100 individuals have misplaced their lives within the ethnic violence between the Meitei and the Kuki communities in Manipur up to now.

    Kharge went on so as to add, “No amount of propaganda by the BJP and Modi government can cover up their abject failures in dealing with (the) Manipur violence.”

    The Congress chief additionally demanded that the federal government confiscate weapons “stolen from extremist organisations and anti-social elements.”

    Suggesting a number of steps to convey peace to the violence-hit state, Kharge mentioned the federal government ought to begin talks with all of the events and discover a widespread political path.

    “End the blockade with the help of security forces. Ensure the availability of essential commodities by opening and keeping the national highways safe.”

    “A package of relief, rehabilitation and livelihood for the affected people should be prepared without delay. The announced relief package is grossly inadequate,” Kharge mentioned.

    On Sunday, Singh briefed Shah right here in regards to the “evolving situation” in Manipur and mentioned the state and central governments have been in a position to management the violence to a “great extent.”

    Modi on Monday chaired a gathering with senior Cabinet colleagues and officers after getting back from State Visits to the US and Egypt.

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the Manipur violence and mentioned the very first thing he ought to do is sack Chief Minister N Biren Singh if he’s actually involved in regards to the state.

    No quantity of propaganda by the BJP authorities can cowl up its abject failure in dealing with the Manipur state of affairs, Kharge mentioned.

    He mentioned studies indicated Union Home Minister Amit Shah had lastly spoken to Modi on the Manipur state of affairs, and added, “For the last 55 days, Modi ji did not say a word on Manipur. Every Indian is waiting for him to speak.”googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “If Modi ji is really concerned about Manipur, then the first thing he should do is to sack his chief minister,” he mentioned on Twitter.

    More than 100 individuals have misplaced their lives within the ethnic violence between the Meitei and the Kuki communities in Manipur up to now.

    Kharge went on so as to add, “No amount of propaganda by the BJP and Modi government can cover up their abject failures in dealing with (the) Manipur violence.”

    The Congress chief additionally demanded that the federal government confiscate weapons “stolen from extremist organisations and anti-social elements.”

    Suggesting a number of steps to convey peace to the violence-hit state, Kharge mentioned the federal government ought to begin talks with all of the events and discover a widespread political path.

    “End the blockade with the help of security forces. Ensure the availability of essential commodities by opening and keeping the national highways safe.”

    “A package of relief, rehabilitation and livelihood for the affected people should be prepared without delay. The announced relief package is grossly inadequate,” Kharge mentioned.

    On Sunday, Singh briefed Shah right here in regards to the “evolving situation” in Manipur and mentioned the state and central governments have been in a position to management the violence to a “great extent.”

    Modi on Monday chaired a gathering with senior Cabinet colleagues and officers after getting back from State Visits to the US and Egypt.

  • Key BJP meet amid rift in Manipur unit, CM says talked about ‘Mann Ki Baat’

    Express News Service

    GUWAHATI:  The BJP held a gathering in Manipur as 4 MLAs resigned from their administrative posts triggering speculation of a catastrophe inside the ruling celebration inside the state. The meeting was reportedly convened on the trail of the central administration. 

    Sources said that barring one, all legislators, along with Chief Minister N Biren Singh, celebration’s Manipur in-charge Sambit Patra and state leaders attended the meet. The CM, nonetheless, said the meeting was known as to debate preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s one centesimal ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on April 30.

    READ HERE | Manipur: Fourth BJP MLA resigns from administrative put up

    “Attended a meeting presided over by the National Spokesperson of BJP, Shri @sambitswaraj Ji in the presence of the President, BJP Manipur Pradesh, Smt @AShardaDevi ji, Ministers, MLAs, and karyakartas at the state BJP head office to deliberate on the ongoing preparations of the 100th edition of Mann Ki Baat which will be broadcasted worldwide on April 30, 2023,” the CM tweeted.

    Attended a gathering presided over by the National Spokesperson of BJP, Shri @sambitswaraj Ji inside the presence of the President, BJP Manipur Pradesh, Smt @AShardaDevi ji, Ministers, MLAs, and karyakartas on the state BJP head office to deliberate on the continued preparations of the… pic.twitter.com/Cv9CPdsQuv

    — N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) April 27, 2023

    Four MLAs — retired IPS officer Thokchom Radheshyam Singh, Karam Shyam, P Brojen Singh and Kh Raghumani Singh — have resigned from their respective administrative posts so far fortnight. Radheshyam and Shyam, every former ministers, had resigned as advisors to the CM and chairman of Tourism Corporation Manipur Limited respectively as they weren’t given any accountability.

    Raghumani, who’s a retired IAS officer, had surrender as a result of the chairman of Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency for “personal reasons and in public interest” whereas Brojen, the chairman of Manipur Development Society, resigned on “personal grounds”. 

    GUWAHATI:  The BJP held a gathering in Manipur as 4 MLAs resigned from their administrative posts triggering speculation of a catastrophe inside the ruling celebration inside the state. The meeting was reportedly convened on the trail of the central administration. 

    Sources said that barring one, all legislators, along with Chief Minister N Biren Singh, celebration’s Manipur in-charge Sambit Patra and state leaders attended the meet. The CM, nonetheless, said the meeting was known as to debate preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s one centesimal ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on April 30.

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    “Attended a meeting presided over by the National Spokesperson of BJP, Shri @sambitswaraj Ji in the presence of the President, BJP Manipur Pradesh, Smt @AShardaDevi ji, Ministers, MLAs, and karyakartas at the state BJP head office to deliberate on the ongoing preparations of the 100th edition of Mann Ki Baat which will be broadcasted worldwide on April 30, 2023,” the CM tweeted.

    Attended a gathering presided over by the National Spokesperson of BJP, Shri @sambitswaraj Ji inside the presence of the President, BJP Manipur Pradesh, Smt @AShardaDevi ji, Ministers, MLAs, and karyakartas on the state BJP head office to deliberate on the continued preparations of the… pic.twitter.com/Cv9CPdsQuv
    — N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) April 27, 2023
    Four MLAs — retired IPS officer Thokchom Radheshyam Singh, Karam Shyam, P Brojen Singh and Kh Raghumani Singh — have resigned from their respective administrative posts so far fortnight. Radheshyam and Shyam, every former ministers, had resigned as advisors to the CM and chairman of Tourism Corporation Manipur Limited respectively as they weren’t given any accountability.

    Raghumani, who’s a retired IAS officer, had surrender as a result of the chairman of Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency for “personal reasons and in public interest” whereas Brojen, the chairman of Manipur Development Society, resigned on “personal grounds”. 

  • N Biren Singh to proceed as Chief Minister of Manipur

    By Express News Service

    GUWAHATI: N Biren Singh will proceed because the chief minister of Manipur. With this, the week-long suspense on who will occupy the new seat ended. Singh’s identify because the CM was introduced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after a closed-door assembly with all BJP MLAs of the state.

    Sitharaman and Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju had been despatched to the state because the BJP’s central observer and co-observer respectively.

    Sitahraman instructed journalists that it was a unanimous choice. She hoped the choice would go a good distance in Manipur’s stability and good governance. She was additionally optimistic that there can be an excellent authorities.

    Singh and senior chief Thongam Biswajit had been the frontrunners for the publish. The duo arrived within the state earlier within the day from Delhi together with the 2 observers and others.

    Their names had been doing the rounds for the previous one week. They visited Delhi twice on being summoned by the social gathering’s central management and held discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and social gathering stalwart BL Santhosh.

    The BJP had a surprising efficiency underneath Singh, successful 32 of the 60 seats within the Assembly elections, the outcomes of which had been declared on March 10.

  • Manipur seeks standing report from all districts on preparedness of well being amenities to deal with Covid disaster

    In view of a surge within the variety of recent circumstances throughout the nation, Manipur Chief Secretary Rajesh Kumar chaired a gathering of the state Covid Task Force and State Steering Committee for COVID-19 Vaccine administration on Monday.
    After deliberating on the current standing of state, the Chief Secretary has known as for standing report from all of the districts on the preparedness of well being amenities and Covid centres by March 15.
    To facilitate easy Covid testing at Imphal Airport, the state additionally determined to assemble a ‘testing shed’ within the parking space of the airport.
    Chief Minister N Biren Singh ordered all district authorities and police division to make sure strict enforcement of Covid-appropriate behaviour and guarantee individuals put on masks at public locations, together with markets and outlets.

    Directors of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) have been additionally requested to submit a report on their Covid wards and guarantee all association are in full readiness.
    Manipur reported 5 new circumstances on Monday.
    The state has witnessed 65 recent Covid-19 circumstances between March 22 to March 31, which incorporates 24 air passengers from states that are witnessing an enormous Covid spike.
    An official assertion issued by the state Home division mentioned Manipur witnessed a surge in infections in October, when it reported 7,639 recent circumstances in the course of the month. Since then, there was a decline within the charge, with March accounting for 126 new circumstances.

    Within a span of 10 days, from March 22 to March 31, as many as 65 constructive circumstances have been reported from high-risk states, added the assertion.

  • Manipur CM Biren Singh: 44 NAB officers booked for insincerity, prison actions

    Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday mentioned 44 officers of Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB) have been booked beneath varied sections for insincerity whereas discharging their duties or being concerned in prison circumstances.
    The Chief Minister mentioned this in response to commentary and strategies put ahead by the opposition bench on the ground of the Manipur Assembly, looking for consideration for the passing of the Manipur Appropriation (No. 2) (Bill no. 11 of 2021).
    Singh knowledgeable the House that over 100 people arrested in reference to drug circumstances have been convicted by the court docket following the appointment of Superintendent of Police (Prosecution).
    By declaring “War on Drugs”, the state has intensified its operation to curb the menace of medication, he mentioned. Singh mentioned Manipur police have busted three unlawful drug laboratories within the state and has been repeatedly working with full dedication to eradicate medicine from the state.
    He additionally knowledgeable the House in regards to the voluntary destruction of poppy plantation in Paoyi (Peh) village in Ukhrul district. “Such an act clearly shows that the state is overcoming the problem of drug abuse,” Singh added.
    The chief of House mentioned interplay will probably be held with leaders of round 35 totally different tribal communities on February 25 to deliberate on the problem referring to cultivation of poppy.
    Poppy plantation has regularly taken over jhum cultivation in Manipur, notably within the hill districts. It has additionally turn into one of many components contributing to deforestation after forest fireplace.
    An official report of the NAB said that the narcotic police, together with the assistance of different safety forces, have destroyed 1,853 acres of poppy crops in Manipur from September 2017 to March 2018. Moreover 2,240 acres of poppy crops had been destroyed from September 2018 to March 2019 and a couple of,306 acres from September 2019 to March 2020.
    The state authorities has been actively exploring alternate options for poppy plantations, corresponding to cultivating lemon grass and oil palm amongst others.