Day after all-party meet on Manipur, Biren meets Shah: ‘Was told to work towards everlasting peace’

At Saturday’s all-party meeting, attended by representatives of 18 parties, there was a demand for removal of Biren Singh as CM. Some at the meeting alleged that he had been functioning in a “partisan” manner.

Manipur CM N Biren Singh during his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter/@NBirenSingh)

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Grappling with the situation in his state roiled by ethnic clashes, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi Sunday, a day after the latter held an all-party meeting on the steps to be taken to restore normalcy.

In a Twitter post after his meeting with Shah, Biren Singh said he briefed the Union Home Minister “about the evolving situation on the ground” in Manipur.

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“Under Amit Shah Ji’s close supervision, the State and Central Govt have been able to control the violence to a great extent in the past week. It may be noted that there has been no report of casualties due to the violence since the 13th of June,” he said.

Called on Hon’ble Union Home Minister, Shri @AmitShah Ji in New Delhi today and briefed about the evolving situation on the ground in Manipur. Under Amit Shah Ji’s close supervision, the State and Central Govt have been able to control the violence to a great extent in the past… pic.twitter.com/Rz4qToLDni

— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) June 25, 2023

He said Shah assured that the Central government would take all possible steps to restore normalcy in Manipur.

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“Further, Amit Shah Ji advised us to strengthen our work towards achieving everlasting peace and also sought the cooperation of every stakeholder in Manipur to ensure that peace prevails in the State,” the Chief Minister said.

He said he was joined at the meeting by BJP Manipur in-charge Sambit Patra, Rajya Sabha MP and Manipur titular king Maharaja Leishemba Sanajaoba and state Assembly Speaker Th Satyabrata Singh.

At Saturday’s all-party meeting, attended by representatives of 18 parties, there was a demand for removal of Biren Singh as CM. Some at the meeting alleged that he had been functioning in a “partisan” manner. The Chief Minister was not present at the meeting.

The meeting saw the Opposition parties targeting the government and demanding, almost in unison, that an all-party delegation be sent to Imphal, which they said would help in restoring the confidence of the people.

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Shah told them that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was constantly monitoring the situation.

The Centre, Shah said, was committed to resolving the issue by taking everyone along. He said the situation in the state was slowly returning to normal.

Many at the all-party meeting asked the government to fix a time frame for the plans it had to restore peace and normalcy in the state. Shah told the leaders that the government would consider their suggestions with an “open mind”.