Manipur will reject those adding fuel to fire, PM Narendra Modi says in Rajya Sabha

Manipur will reject those trying to “add fuel to the fire” in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

He claimed that the Centre is continuously making efforts to restore peace in the northeastern state.

The Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state has been gripped by ethnic clashes between the tribal Kuki and the Meitei communities since May last year. The violence has left at least 225 persons dead and displaced 60,000 persons from their homes since the beginning of the clashes.

The Opposition has criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance for its handling of the crisis. It has also been urging the prime minister since last year to visit the state and speak on the ethnic violence in Parliament.

On Wednesday, in his first remarks on the state during the ongoing Monsoon session, Modi said that over 11,000 first information reports have been registered and over 500 persons arrested in connection with the clashes.

#WATCH | Speaking on Manipur in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi says, "The government is continuously making efforts to normalise the situation in Manipur. More than 11,000 FIRs have been registered and over 500 people arrested. Incidents of violence are continuously reducing in Manipur.… pic.twitter.com/LYKNdfiXyW— ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2024

“Incidents of violence are continuously reducing in Manipur,” he said...

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