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Amid continuing unit successful Manipur, its Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla met Union Home Minister Amit Shah successful Delhi connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026).
Mr. Bhalla is learnt to person apprised the Minister astir the information concern successful the northeastern State wherever tensions person escalated betwixt the Kuki and Naga communities implicit the past 1 month.
The taste violence, which archetypal erupted successful the State connected May 3, 2023, betwixt the Kuki-Zo and Meitei people, has claimed the lives of much than 260 radical truthful far.
“The wide information concern successful the State was discussed,” said a elder authorities official.
While nary details were provided, the Union Home Ministry posted connected X, “Governor of Manipur Shri @BhallaAjay26 met Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri @AmitShah today.”
After remaining nether President’s Rule for a year, the elected authorities successful Manipur was restored connected February 4 this year.
Other than Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam, 2 Deputy Chief Ministers – Losii Dikho and Nemcha Kipgen, representing Naga and Kuki communities – were sworn in. The enlargement of the Manipur Cabinet is yet to instrumentality spot adjacent arsenic Assembly elections successful the State are owed aboriginal adjacent year. Ms Kipgen, who took oath virtually from Delhi, is yet to question to Imphal and attends each meetings online.
