Manipur Violence News: CM Biren Singh's son-in-law bats for 'disarmament', says ‘top priority’ is for state to...

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Narendra Modi led government, while tensions in the north eastern state refuses to die down. On Saturday fresh violence in Bishnupur caused three people to die, according to Manipur Police. Chief Minister and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader N Biren Singh and the central government has come under fire after a video surfaced on social media showing two Kuki Zo women being paraded naked by a mob of Meitei men.

While the ruling dispensation in the state and the Centre has been unable to curb the violence, CM Biren Singh's Son-in -law and BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh on Saturday told news agency ANI, ‘Disarmament is key’. The BJP MLA said that disarming of ‘insurgent groups’, ‘so-called foreign militia’ would help curb the ongoing violence in the state. “For me personally, if you ask me, we need to disarm.

Disarmament is key right now. Disarmament from the insurgent groups, disarmament from the so-called foreign militia which we believe are there, disarmament also from those that are looted from the Police machinery. This is very important, I think, a top priority that the Government needs to do", Rajkumar Imo Singh told ANI.

Earlier on Thursday, Manipur police had indicated tension was prevailing and the situation was tense. Police in its press note issued on August 3 said that there have been sporadic incidents of firing and mob congregation. The ethnic violence that broke out in Manipur on 3 May, has by now claimed over hundred lives, injured many and displaced several more.