Imphal, Feb 20: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has issued a seven-day deadline for the return of looted and illegal weapons, urging individuals to surrender them at the nearest police station, outpost, or security forces camp. The directive follows the resignation of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh.
In an official notice, the governor assured that no legal action would be taken against those who voluntarily return the weapons within the stipulated period. He called on all communities, particularly the youth, to support efforts to restore peace and stability in the state.
“In the greater interest of restoring normalcy, all communities must come forward to ensure the cessation of hostilities and the maintenance of peace and order in society,” the notice stated.
Governor Bhalla reiterated the government’s commitment to resolving the crisis peacefully. “Let us rebuild our state together with hope and trust for a brighter future. Come forward and choose peace,” he urged.
The violence in Manipur began on May 3, 2023, following ethnic clashes between the non-tribal Meitei community and the tribal Kuki-Zo community. The unrest has resulted in 250 deaths and displaced around 60,000 people.
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Did he expect yo surrender from the kuki terrorists?????????? The security couldn’t able to reach even upto hill station, what about those illegal heavy weapons of kuki camping at the most remote hill areas, which do not able to reach by vehicle and even on foot with 1 day. The governor is doing wrong step, he must understand the ground reality what is actually happening there. He must know that the Meetei never go and attack the kuki villages and the meetei never kill kuki civilian. The meetei are just protecting their homes, property, because the central security forces are not responding when the kuki terrorists are attacked the Meetei civilian and even so many central security forces loses rheir life on the hence of kuki terrorists. This is how meetei AT, cultural organization was voluntarily engage to protect from kuki terrorists. If the governor really want to solve the problem, steps must be taken from the Periphery or boundary of the state. Only then, all the terrorists and anti social can be squeeze at once. Otherwise this is just a time pass act. Permanent solution will never come up and it is just making a way for the kuki to attack meetei easily which is very dangerous.