Fight was not between communities, now mission is to restore normalcy in Manipur: CM Biren Singh

He clarified that the initiatives taken up by the state to save forest land and root out the drug menace were not against any community.

Written by Jimmy Leivon

Imphal | May 21, 2023 07:31 PM IST

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Manipur CM N Biren Singh speaks with the media about his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah over recent violence in Manipur, in Imphal, Monday, May 15, 2023. (PTI/File Photo)

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Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said the recent violence that erupted in the state was never a fight between communities and the government’s mission now is to restore normalcy.

The chief minister was speaking in Imphal at an event held in connection with Anti-terrorism Day 2023. “Past is past, now our mission is to restore normalcy… There was no fight between communities and there should not be… It is purely with government, when government tries to do something, then resistance or acceptance is always there all over the world… My earnest appeal to the people of the state…it (the fight) is not between communities… Whatever we the government can rectify, we will do it,” Singh said.

He clarified that the initiatives taken up by the state to save forest land and root out the drug menace were not against any community. Singh urged everyone not to blame other communities for the same. He appealed to the public to share their grievances with the government so that it can be addressed.

The chief minister said the main focus of the state was to restore peace and normalcy at the earliest. “Every community residing in the state is like family and it is a part of life that family members sometimes quarrel with one another,” he said.

Lamenting over the recent migration of people to different places outside the state fearing violence, he stressed the need to bring those people back to Manipur and make them stay in safe places. The BJP leader even said the state would bear the ticket fare to bring back such people and assured a safe place for them to reside.

He further appealed to the public not to organise any rally or protest or hold placards and banners that can hurt the sentiments of other communities. Urging the public to have faith in the government, he informed that essential items necessary for relief camps had been looked into, with a team of ministers and MLAs visiting different relief camps. Books are being distributed to students staying at relief camps and pregnant women are being shifted to safer places, he added.

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