Manipur Violence: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to Meet Amit Shah on 14 June

GUWAHATI: According to reports, on June 14, Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are set to meet in New Delhi to discuss the unrest in Manipur. According to sources, Sarma would give Shah a report on the state of affairs in Manipur at the meeting.

Himanta Biswa Sarma recently traveled to Manipur where he met with the Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in Imphal and other state officials. Home Minister Amit Shah has tasked Sarma, who is also the NEDA convenor, with visiting Manipur and outlining the essential steps to take control of the situation.

Many of the political figures and ethnic groups in Manipur are influenced by Sarma. Sarma stated that he would meet with the Home Minister in Delhi after his travel to Manipur and brief him on the state's current condition. The creation of a Peace Committee in the State has sparked controversy in the interim.

Some sections of the members disagree with the choice of the Manipur Chief Minister as the co-chair of the committee, notwithstanding some of the members' claims that their names were added to the committee without their consent.

Sarma has an impact on a lot of the political leaders and ethnic groupings in Manipur. Sarma promised that after visiting Manipur, he would tell the Home Minister in Delhi about the situation there. In the interim, debate has been raised regarding the State's decision to establish a Peace Committee.

Despite some of the members' accusations that their names were added to the committee against their will, some parts of the membership dispute with the nomination of the Manipur Chief Minister as the co-chair of the committee.

Currently, there are 37,450 people living in 272 aid camps. After a "Tribal Solidarity March" was arranged in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's desire for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, fighting first started on May 3. The majority of Meiteis, who make up around 53% of Manipur's population, reside in the Imphal Valley.

Another 40% of the population is made up of the Naga and Kuki tribal groups, who live in the hill districts.

A peace committee in Manipur has been established by the federal government, and its head is the state's governor, Anusuiya Uikey. The Chief Minister, a few state ministers, MPs, MLAs, and representatives from other political parties are among the committee's members.

The Committee also includes former public servants, experts in education, authors, artists, social workers, and members of various ethnic groups, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

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