Centre’s timely intervention improved situation in Manipur, says PM Narendra Modi
It is ‘disgraceful and shameless’ for the Bharatiya Janata Party to claim that the prime minister has ‘saved’ the northeastern state, Congress said.
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The timely intervention of the Centre along with the efforts taken by the state government have led to a “marked improvement in the situation” in Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Monday, The Assam Tribune reported.
“We have dedicated our best resources and administrative machinery to resolve the conflict,” Modi said in an interview with the newspaper. “We believe that it is our collective responsibility to deal with the situation sensitively.”
Manipur has been gripped by ethnic clashes between the tribal Kuki and the dominant Meitei communities since May. The violence has left 219 persons dead and displaced 60,000 people from their homes since May 3, according to figures released by the state government in February.
On Monday, Modi said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had stayed in Manipur while the conflict was at its peak and held “15-plus meetings with various stakeholders to help resolve the conflict”. Shah had met with both Meitei and Kuki groups during a three-day visit to the state in May.
The prime minister also said during the interview that remedial measures had been undertaken that included a financial package for the relief and rehabilitation of those living in shelter camps in the state.
Modi said that the North East has emerged as “new India’s greatest success story”.
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