Minutes after the allocation of portfolios, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, in a stern message reminded the Modi-led NDA dispensation that the law and order problem plaguing the eastern state of Manipur must be addressed in a time-bound manner.
Earlier today, an advance security team of Manipur Police that had gone to Jiribam to prepare for the visit of Manipur CM N. Biren Singh came under attack by unidentified armed miscreants. Two policemen, including the driver of the vehicle were injured. Mr. Singh is expected to visit the violence-hit town on Tuesday.
The Meitei-Kuki conflict erupted on May 3 last year, the day Kuki people, supported by militants, launched an attack on Meitei villages.
On Saturday, governor Anusuiya Uikey met chief minister Biren at the Manipur Bhawan in Delhi and took stock of the prevailing situation in Jiribam district, asking him to take all possible steps to control the situation there.
The Centre had drawn flak from social groups and civil society organisations for not finding a lasting solution to the Manipur issue. The activists also demanded the setting up of a buffer zone between areas dominated by the two communities and said the same force should be deployed on both sides.
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