Amit Shah likely to chair all-party meeting in Manipur

Visiting Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to chair an all party meeting in Imphal in an effort to bring peace and normalcy in Manipur where at least 75 people have died and 300 others injured in the ethnic hostilities since May 3Shah who arrived in Imphal on Monday on a threeday visit to the state has already conducted a series of meetingsOfficials have said that the allparty meeting is likely to be held on Tuesday or WednesdaySoon after his arrival the Union Minister attended a meeting with the state cabinet headed by Chief Minister N Biren Singh and discussed rehabilitation and resettlement plans for the affected familiesOfficials in Imphal on Tuesday said that Shah who also held meetings with Governor Anusuiya Uikey various Civil Society Organisations CSOs and an allwomen delegation might visit some mixedpopulated districts including those along the Myanmar borderDuring his stay in Manipur he will also hold meetings with all the stakeholders to finalise strategies to curb the ethnic violence that has ravaged the northeastern state for nearly a monthUnion Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai the BJPs National Spokesman and the partys northeast coordinator Sambit Patra Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla Chief Security Advisor to Manipur Kuldiep Singh top security and intelligence officials were present during Mondays meetingsSporadic incidents of violence were reported from various troublehit districts However details were awaitedThe curfew which was imposed after the ethnic violence first broke out on May 3 in 11 of the 16 districts were relaxed for six to seven hours on Tuesday including in Imphal East and Imphal WestMeanwhile the Army Central paramilitary forces Manipur Police commandos and the Rapid Action Force continued combing operations in the Imphal valley and surrounding districts on Monday an official saidAround 140 columns of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles comprising around 10000 troopers had to be deployed to curb the ethnic violence and bring back normalcy in the northeastern stateChief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande and Eastern Command Army chief Lt Gen RP Kalita had separately visited the sensitive districts last week and held meetingsWidespread ethnic clashes broke out in 11 districts of the state after a Tribal Solidarity March was organised on May 3 to protest against the Meitei communitys demand for a Scheduled Tribe ST statusThe ethnic violence was preceded by agitations and tension over the governments eviction of Kuki villagers from the reserve and protected forest landsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever