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An all-party meeting convened by Union Home Minister Amit Shah had a detailed discussion on the situation in Manipur during which several opposition parties sought an all-party delegation visit to the northeastern state but the government remained non-committal, sources said.
While the Congress demanded immediate sacking of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, the Samajwadi Party and a few others sought imposition of President’s rule in the state that has witnessed sporadic violence in since May 3.
#WATCH | Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs all-party meeting on the situation in Manipur in Delhi pic.twitter.com/NR0J79NtG6
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However, the government asserted it was doing its best to bring back normalcy there, sources said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been monitoring the Manipur situation since day one and “guiding us with full sensitivity” to find a solution to the problem, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said at an all-party meeting held on Saturday.
Sources said Shah told the meeting the situation in Manipur is slowly returning to normal and not a single person has died since June 13 in violence in the state.
The home minister solicited cooperation of all the political parties to help defuse the situation and restore peace and trust among various communities in Manipur at the earliest.
Trinamool Congress demanded an all-party delegation be sent to violence-hit Manipur within a week as it questioned the Centre’s handling of the situation and wondered if the government was “trying to turn Manipur into Kashmir”.
During an all-party meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on the situation in the northeastern state, TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien accused the Centre of “ignoring” the needs of the people of Manipur, the party said in a statement.
Leaders of different political parties, including the BJP, Congress, TMC, Left parties and others, are taking part in the meeting .
