Manipur CM Briefs President Murmu on State Situation

Overview

• Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, who met President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on Wednesday, said he briefed her on the evolving situation and stressed unity, harmony, and peace.
• His government recently opened talks in Guwahati with Kuki Zo Council representatives for the first time in nearly three years to rebuild trust between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities.
• The chief minister’s earlier visit on February 22 included meetings with the prime minister and key Union ministers that focused on resettling people displaced by the ethnic violence.
• The state cabinet remains only partly filled with two deputy chief ministers and two other ministers, and a BJP functionary said Singh is expected to discuss a likely expansion with party leaders.
• Violence since May 2023 has killed at least 260 people and displaced thousands, and the new administration took charge on February 4 after President’s Rule was lifted to restore elected governance.