New Delhi: On Saturday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting to talk about the situation in Manipur. The governor, security advisor, director general, and chief secretary of the state have already arrived in the national capital for the meeting, according to people who know about it.
From what I’ve heard, this is the first time the HM has met with the top four officials in New Delhi since President’s Rule was put in place in the state.
A person in charge who knows about the situation, “Today, the governor, Ajay Bhalla, Kuldiep Singh, Rajiv Singh, the DGP, and PK Singh, the chief secretary, left for New Delhi.” The get-together is set for the afternoon. Also, we’re waiting to hear what came out of the meeting and what choices were made afterward.
It’s also important that the meeting is happening at the same time that the army in Manipur and the spy agencies in the United States are working to get back the weapons that were stolen. As part of Governor Ajay Bhalla’s plan for amnesty, central authorities have been working with both the Kuki and Meitei groups to get them to give up their weapons. Mobs in both the hills and the valley stole about 6,500 guns and 600,000 rounds of ammo.
People who were freed by Governor Bhalla’s seven-day pardon turned in about 650 guns and bullets over the past week. About 2500 of the 6500 guns that were stolen from police armories have been found so far. There are still civilians and militants in the state who have most of the stolen weapons and ammo. This includes hundreds of powerful guns like AK series rifles, MP5s, LMGs, and INSAS. On Friday, Governor Bhalla pushed back the limit for returning the stolen weapons until March 6. He also promised that people would not be punished if the weapons were returned before the deadline.
Normalcy has not been returned nearly 22 months after riots between different racial groups began in Manipur on May 3, 2024. President’s Rule was put in place in the state on February 13, 2024, just a few days after chief minister Biren Singh quit because some party MLAs didn’t want him to be in charge of the state. The Center had named Ajay Kumar Bhalla, a former home secretary, as the governor a month before Singh quit.
