Amit Shah orders Manipur officials to ensure free movement on all roads from March 8

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday directed officials to ensure free movement on all roads in Manipur from March 8 and warned of strict action against any attempts to obstruct them, reported NDTV citing a statment from the Centre.

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader’s directive came during a high-level review meeting in New Delhi on Saturday to assess the security situation in the North East state. Manipur has been mired in ethnic conflict between the Meitei and the Kuki-Zo-Hmar communities that broke out in May 2023 and has since left at least 258 dead and displaced more than 59,000.

Shah said on Saturday that the Centre was committed to restoring peace in Manipur.

The review meeting was attended by Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, officials from the Manipur government, Army officers and the heads of paramilitary forces including the Border Security Force, the Central Reserve Police Force and the Assam Rifles.

This was the first such review meeting since President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur on February 13 following the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

“To make Manipur drug-free, the entire network involved in drug trade should be dismantled,” a statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs said. Shah also instructed officials to expedite fencing along Manipur’s border with...

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