Imphal, Nov 2 (PTI) Manipur Congress leaders on Monday held a meeting with party president Mallikarjun Kharge and its Lok Sabha leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the state.
They also deliberated on the party’s strategies and preparedness for the state assembly elections next year.
The meeting was attended by state CLP leader Keisham Meghachandra, party’s state president O Ibobi Singh, AICC in-charge of Manipur Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka and others.
In a social media post, Meghachandra said, “The meeting focused on the prevailing law and order situation in Manipur, the continuing violence and insecurity, and the failure to restore lasting peace and normalcy in the state.”
“We also held detailed discussions on the forthcoming Manipur Legislative Assembly Election and the organisational preparedness and strategies of the Congress,” he said.
The people of the state deserve peace, security, stability and accountable governance, the CLP leader said, adding that “the future of Manipur and the restoration of lasting peace remain our foremost priorities”.
The ethnic conflict that erupted in May 2023 between the valley-based Meitei and hill-based Kuki communities has claimed at least 306 lives, while 49 people remain missing and thousands have been left homeless. In recent months, clashes between Kuki and Naga communities have also been reported.
Manipur Congress leaders had participated in the New Delhi rally on Sunday, a party functionary here said.
They had raised slogans “Save Manipur” during the protest rally, he said.
In a show of strength, INDIA bloc leaders addressed a mammoth rally at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital a day ago against alleged electoral irregularities and voter list revision, and claimed that the BJP formed governments at the Centre and in states with a “stolen” mandate. BDC
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