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Shah Agrees to Consider Popular Government in Manipur After Biren Singh Meetings

Amit Shah has agreed to evaluate plans for a popular Manipur government following briefings on security and displacement issues

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Overview

  • Shah assured N Biren Singh that the central government shares calls for a locally backed administration and will review the situation before moving forward
  • Manipur remains under President’s Rule since February 13 after Singh resigned as chief minister
  • The home minister has launched one-on-one dialogues with Meitei, Kuki and other community leaders in a bid to resolve ongoing ethnic tensions
  • Singh highlighted the plight of internally displaced persons and the effects of highway movement restrictions during his two-day New Delhi briefing
  • Officials were urged to extend the deadline for identifying alleged illegal immigrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh to address security and demographic concerns