Manipur Budget session: Speaker allows discussion today on conflict

The current Assembly session is the second to take place since the outbreak of ethnic violence in the state on May 3 last year. The previous session was only a day-long on August 29, and it lasted all of 11 minutes, ending without any mention of the violence in the state. The 10 Kuki-Zomi members had not attended the last session too.

Satyabrata agreed for the short-duration discussion on the conflict on Thursday following an appeal by Congress MLA K. Meghachandra.

While presenting the Budget Estimate for 2024-2025, CM  Minister N Biren Singh said that the ongoing conflict has severely impacted the fiscal capacity of the state. “The current financial year has been the hardest for our government,” he said.