Internal matter of Manipur… Mizoram CM does not know what’s happening in Moreh: N Biren Singh

“Whatever happened in Manipur is our internal matter. Most of our neighbour colleagues call us and express their willingness to bring a solution to restore peace here,” said CM Biren Singh.

Manipur CM N Biren Singh. (Express File Photo)

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh had a word of advise for his newly elected Mizoram counterpart, asking him to refrain from commenting on internal matters.

Saying that a comment from Mizoram CM Lalduhoma on the Moreh border issue had come to his notice, Biren Singh said: “Whatever happened in Manipur is our internal matter. I have seen one comment from the newly elected CM of Mizoram that the state police should not harass his people in Moreh. It is an internal matter of the Manipur government. He does not know what is happening in Moreh.”

#WATCH | Imphal: Manipur CM N Biren Singh says, “…Whatever happened in Manipur is our internal matter. Most of our neighbour colleagues call us and express their willingness to bring a solution to restore peace here. But, unfortunately, I have seen one comment from the newly… pic.twitter.com/MkhMGHkfZu

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Manipur has been embroiled in ethnic violence since May 3, 2023, as the majority Meitei and minority Kuki groups in the state battle over land, public jobs and influence in the northeastern state. According to government figures, as of 15 September, 175 people have been killed in the violence.

The Manipur CM urged his Mizoram counterpart to help restore peace “irrespective of caste and creed” and urged him not to interfere in the internal affairs of Manipur just as he does not in theirs.

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“A lot of communities including Kuki, Naga, Meitei and Meitei-Pangal have been living in Moreh. My earnest appeal to him is, please help us in restoring peace irrespective of caste and community. I never commented when the Bru issue happened in Mizoram, so please pray and help us restore normalcy in Manipur…” said Biren Singh.

Following ethnic clashes in 1997, nearly 37,000 Brus fled Mizoram as they were targeted by groups that did not consider them indigenous to the state. Since then, 5,000 have returned to Mizoram in eight phases of repatriation, while 32,000 still live in six relief camps in North Tripura.

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