Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma called an urgent meeting on Thursday to ensure the safety of students from Meghalaya following reports of violence in Manipur.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held two meetings over video-conferencing and spoke with the chief ministers of Manipur and its neighbouring states, over the disruption law and order in the Northeast state after tribal groups took out rallies in several districts there, sources
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, said that he is deeply concerned about Manipur's rapidly deteriorating law and order and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore peace and normalcy.
Rajya Sabha MP from Mizoram K Vanlalvena on Thursday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking the Centre's intervention in the wake of violence in Manipur.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday had a telephonic conversation with his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga and urged him to appeal for peace in the wake of the recent violence
"In view of the prevailing law and order situation, following the unwanted incidents that occurred at the Tribal Solidarity March 2023 held on 03-05-2023 and in order to maintain public order and tranquillity in the State, the Governor of Manipur is pleased to authorize all District Magis
"These incidents are very unfortunate. The incidents were a result of a 'prevailing misunderstanding between two communities'," said CM in a video message on Thursday.
According to the sources, these five RAF companies comprise more than 500 personnel who are experts in controlling riot kind of situations. The RAF is a specialised wing of the CRPF to deal with riot and crowd control situations, the sources said.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday held the Manipur's Bharatiya Janata Party government responsible for the violence in the state alleging that such a situation arose because of the party's "politics of hate, and division".