Had fruitful discussion with CSOs: Shah
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 30 2023:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, currently visit-ing Manipur, on Tuesday had consultations with various stake-holders which started with a breakfast meeting with a group of women leaders and a separate meeting with prom-inent personalities as part of his efforts to bring lasting peace in the violence-hit state.
He also held another meeting with delegations of civil soci-ety organisations as part of his outreach and they expressed their commitment to peace and assured that they would work for restoring normalcy in Manipur.
"Held a meeting with a group of women leaders (Meira Paibi) in Manipur.
Reiterated the sig-nificance of the role of women in the society of Manipur.
To-gether, we are committed to ensuring peace and prosperity in the state," Shah tweeted.
In a separate tweet, Shah said Had a fruitful discussion with the members of the differ-ent Civil Society Organisations today in Imphal.
They expressed their commitment to peace and assured that we would together contribute to paving the way to restore normalcy in Manipur".
According to a home ministry spokesperson, in the meeting, prominent personalities assured their commitment to peace and also that they would work towards restoring peace in the state.
After his arrival in Imphal last night, Shah met Chief Minister N Biren Singh, some cabinet ministers, officials and a few political leaders.
Shah is on a four-day visit to Manipur during which he will hold several rounds of security meetings to assess situation and plan further steps to restore normalcy, sources said.
This is the first time the home minister is visiting the state since the ethnic clashes began
in Manipur on May 3 .