Overview

• Keisham Meghachandra inspected two prefabricated housing sites in Bishnupur and found work progressing without any official tenders or work orders.
• He submitted a memorandum to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla formally seeking an investigation into the project’s procurement procedures.
• The demand reflects wider disputes over relief fund transparency since the 2023 ethnic violence that left tens of thousands displaced in Manipur.
• The Congress is urging state and central authorities to transfer relief payments directly into displaced families’ bank accounts to eliminate middlemen.
• The party is also calling for a defined timeline for the safe return of displaced residents to their original homes.