Manipur Violence: The situation in Manipur surrounded by caste violence seems much calmer than before. For the displaced people of Manipur violence, 349 relief camps have been set up across the state, in which more than 50,000 people are living. Minister of State Dr. RK Ranjan gave this information on Sunday (June 11).
State Information and Public Relations Minister Dr. RK Ranjan said that a search operation has been started in all the districts especially in sensitive areas. He said that 990 arms and 13,000 rounds of ammunition have been recovered so far.
Price control system established
Quoting the official report, the minister said that districts and cluster nodal officers have been entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing the relief camps opened for women, children and the elderly. Out of total 242 bank branches located in the state, 198 have been made operational so far. At the same time, the rest of the banks will also be opened soon.
The report states that a price control mechanism has been set up in the state to prevent the rise in prices of essential commodities. Through which essential commodities are being brought to the state through NH-37. 5,000 metric tonnes of construction material, fuel and essential commodities have been brought to Manipur in 2,376 trucks since the violence broke out.
internet ban extended for 5 more days
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to the people to surrender their arms. A large quantity of weapons were looted from police stations during the violence in Manipur. Since then, a total of 990 arms and 13,526 ammunition have been handed over to the government.
Keeping in mind the violent incidents on Saturday, the government has extended the internet ban for 5 more days. In the order issued by the Home Department, it has been said that the internet ban will be effective till 3 pm on June 15.
Ten thousand soldiers deployed in the state
Meanwhile, a drop box has been set up at the house of a BJP MLA from Imphal East to return weapons. A large poster in a covered shed outside the house of L Susindro Meitei, a minister in the Manipur government, reads, in English and Meitei language, ‘Please leave your snatched weapons here’.
Significantly, violent clashes had started in Manipur after protesting against the demand of the Meitei community for granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. So far, about 100 people have died in this violence and more than 300 people have been injured. About 10,000 personnel of Army and Assam Rifles have been deployed to restore peace in the state.
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