Manipur Chief Minister, NB Singh Biren performs Yoga at Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium in Imphal on Friday during the 10th International Day of Yoga celebrations.
He also said that Manipur is gradually returning to normalcy with many shops opening up again.
“Violence can happen anywhere and it has reduced in Manipur. The state has been in a crisis for 14 months but violence occurred only for half that time. In effect we had 7 months without violence as schools and businesses reopened”, Mr. Singh informed journalists on International Yoga Day, an event held in Imphal.
Mr. Singh confessed that pockets of Manipur had experienced incidences of violence due to lack of security personnel who had left for election duty adding they have been redeployed again in these vulnerable areas.
“We hope things will be different henceforth; we are optimistic that within a period of two-three months, this crisis will be over,” he stated explaining how the optimism stemmed from the “top priority” accorded by “Narendra Modi 3.0 government” towards making sure Manipur enjoys peaceful reigns.
A high-security meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah few days ago has resulted into working an action plan, he added.
The chief minister added influx from Myanmar and drug menace from outside the region were responsible for what was happening in Manipur noting addressing them would help resolve the state’s crisis faster.
Since then more than 225 people have been killed and around 62,000 displaced following ethnic clashes between Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities on May 3, 2023. Over the past two weeks the skirmishes moved from central Imphal Valley and surrounding foothills to Jiribam district bordering Assam.
