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Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the information concern successful Manipur connected Friday (March 20, 2026) wherever helium directed Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh to ace down connected cause cartels and prioritise the resettlement of thousands of radical displaced aft taste unit erupted successful the State connected May 3, 2023, a authorities root said.
The meeting, the archetypal since President’s Rule was revoked successful the State, was convened successful a hybrid mode with the Chief Minister joining virtually from Imphal. He was accompanied by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and elder officers, including Director General of Police Rajiv Singh.
The Manipur authorities was asked to taxable a elaborate program to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to combat cause smuggling.
During the meeting, the State medication was asked to expedite the betterment of looted constabulary weapons. More than 6,000 constabulary weapons were looted successful 2023 and much than fractional person been recovered by the information agencies.
The ongoing hostility betwixt the Kuki and the Tangkhul Nagas successful Manipur’s Ukhrul territory was besides discussed. The Litan country of Ukhrul territory has witnessed a question of unit and arson since February 7, 3 days aft the caller Chief Minister was installed.
To revive system successful the strife-torn State, the medication was reportedly asked by the Home Minister to place sick concern units and hole a roadworthy representation for their revival.
Ethnic violence
The taste unit betwixt the Meitei and the Kuki-Zo radical has claimed astir 250 lives truthful far. Thousands of properties were burnt down and much than 60,000 radical were displaced from their homes. Around 10,000 radical who were displaced person reportedly been resettled successful their homes. President’s Rule was imposed successful the State connected February 13, 2025.
Meanwhile, the Manipur Chief Minister is each acceptable to conscionable Henlianthang Thanglet, president of the Kuki Zo Council (KZC), a conglomerate of Kuki-Zo bodies, successful Guwahati connected Saturday (March 21, 2026) to sermon “matters related to bringing backmost bid and normalcy successful Manipur.”
The escaped question of radical from the Meitei and the Kui-Zo assemblage successful the vale and elevation districts is yet to start. Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen, who belongs to the Kuki-Zo community, is yet to question to Imphal and attended authoritative meetings virtually, mostly from her residence successful the elevation territory of Kangpokpi.
