Manipur Chief Minister Briefs Amit Shah On Violence, Tribal MLAs' Demand
Ten days after violence broke out in Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh came to Delhi and met with Home Minister Amit Shah to brief him about the situation in the state, where ethnic violence broke out between the Meiteis and Kuki tribals. BJP chief JP Nadda also attended the meeting at Mr Shah's home. "The Chief Minister briefed the Home Minister about the ground situation in Manipur," Manipur Health Minister Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh told NDTV. He said the Chief Minister was accompanied by four of his cabinet ministers and Manipur BJP chief Sarada Devi. "The Chief Minister is going back to Imphal tonight and will be addressing a press conference at 9 am in Imphal," the Health Minister said. Sources said Mr Singh briefed Mr Shah about the tribal MLAs' demand for a "separate administration". "The situation is slowly limping back to normal, but this issue may deepen the divide between the Meiteis and the Kukis, and can trigger more clashes...