This is Home Minister’s first visit to the northeastern state since the ethnic clashes broke out on May 3
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Monday travel to Manipur on a four-day visit during which he will hold several rounds of security meetings to assess the situation and plan steps to restore normalcy, sources said.
This is Shah’s first visit to the northeastern state since the ethnic clashes broke out on May 3.
The home minister will be in the state from May 29 to June 1. He will arrive in Imphal this evening, the sources said.
Shah will hold several rounds of security meetings to assess the situation and plan further steps to restore normalcy, they said.
He is also expected to meet representatives from the civil society and various groups of the Meitei and the Kuki communities.
Addressing a programme in Assam recently, Shah said he would soon go to Manipur.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai had said during a press conference in Imphal that Shah is scheduled to visit Manipur on May 29 to resolve the ongoing crisis.
Source: NH
