Manipur CM Biren Singh meets Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to discuss security concerns
Manipur met with his Assam counterpart, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in Guwahati on Sunday and discussed the security concerns of Jiribam and Cachar.
Jiribam in Manipur which shares a border with Assam is restive following violent incidents. Hundreds of people from Jiribam are taking shelter in Assam following the violence in early this month.
Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, accompanied by senior minister L. Susindro Singh, travelled to Guwahati on Saturday.
Sources said that chief Ministers focused on enhancing coordination among their respective police forces to effectively counter militant activities along the border. Measures to prevent the spillover of ethnic violence from Manipur into Assam.
With Jiribam in Manipur witnessing violence, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma instructed officials to ensure peace and tranquillity was maintained in Cachar. He reviewed the situation on Saturday.
The office of the chief minister of Assam stated in X on Saturday, “HCM @himantabiswa held a Video Conference with @dccachar and SP @cacharpolice on the recent incidents in Jiribam, Manipur and instructed them to ensure peace and tranquillity is maintained in Cachar. HCM instructed officials to ensure that all humanitarian aid is provided to the people who have taken refuge in the district. @CSAssam_ and @DGPAssamPolice
and other officials were also present in the meeting”.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Manipur and sought to increase
