Himanta Biswa Sarma lashed out at Congress and claimed that "relative peace has come in the northeastern state," which indicates that the opposition party is concerned.
Manipur: Amid tension, the state government has ordered the closure of schools in Manipur till July 8.
Addressing a gathering at Eidgah ground in Lucknow, Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali described uniform civil code as an 'unessential issue' and said, in a pluralist country like India having diverse religions, customs, food habits and traditions, a single uniform civil code cannot be implemented
Manipur unrest: Hundreds of youth wearing black shirts and women sat down in front of the CM’s residence demanding that Biren Singh should not resign.
Manipur Violence: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday travelled to Manipur’s Moirang to visit relief camps in the town.
Rahul Gandhi Manipur visit: According to Assam CM Sarma, there is no need for any other political persons to go to Manipur because only the state government and the Centre can restore peace in the state.
Manipur violence: While the local army unit said that "unconfirmed reports" indicated some casualties in the incident, official sources said one body had been recovered from the area and a few others could be seen lying on the ground.
Rahul Gandhi's Manipur visit: Reacting to Congress' allegations, BJP leader Sambit Patra said that India is a democratic country and that no one stopped Rahul Gandhi from going to Manipur but the administration in the state said that there have been a lot of protests amid the news of former Wayanad
Rahul Gandhi Manipur visit: Gandhi's convoy which was travelling to Churachandpur to visit relief camps in the area, was stopped by the police at Bishnupur, about 20 kilometres from the state capital. He had earlier in the day landed at Imphal from Delhi. Police officials said the convoy was stopped
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit violence-hit Manipur from June 29 to 30.
Manipur violence: More than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities in the northeastern state so far.
Notably, the statement came two days after a stand-off in Imphal East's Itham village between the Army and a mob led by women that forced the forces to let go of 12 militants holed up there.
Mizoram is awaiting relief package of Rs 10 crore from the Centre for over 12,000 displaced people from violence-hit Manipur.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who returned to India after concluding his 6-day foreign tour convened a meeting and took stock of situation of country's internal affairs - mainly Manipur crisis.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi and briefed him about the prevailing situation in the violence-hit state.
According to officials on Sunday, the Army made a "mature decision" not to risk civilians and left with seized weapons and ammunition, ending the standoff between a mob led by women and security forces.
Manipur violence: "The area was cordoned before the specific search commenced to avoid inconvenience to the locals. The operation resulted in the apprehension of 12 KYKL cadres along with arms, ammunition and war-like stores," it read.
At an all-party meeting held in the Parliament building by Home Minister Amit Shah, former Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh presented the Congress with an eight-point charter of demands. He expressed regret that he was not given more time toward the end of the meeting to express his views.
TMC on Saturday asked the Centre if it was 'trying to convert Manipur into Kashmir' and alleged that it failed miserably to contain violence in the northeastern state.
The violent situation caused security forces in the area to fire tear gas shells in order to stop the groups from surrounding the minister's residence in Khurai, said the police.
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