NPP team meets Uikey
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 14 2023:
A political delegation of National People's Party (NPP) led by its National vice president, Y Joykumar Singh and two other National vice presidents namely; Sonelal Kol and SK Sarkar along with Marcuise Marak, Meghalaya Cabinet Minister and Wailadmiki Shylla, MLA, Meghalaya, called on Governor Anusuiya Uikey at the Raj Bhavan today and expressed their concerns about the prevailing situation in Manipur which has resulted in loss of lives, destruction of properties and displacement of thousands of people in many parts of the State.
The team apprised the Governor of the plight of students from within and outside the State, the difficulty of the farmers who are unable to do their cultivation, economic blockade on National Highway 2 which is causing scarcity of essential commodities etc and requested her to take up appropriate steps to address these issues.
They also informed the Governor that as a concerned political party, they are actively engaging with various stakeholders, appealing for peace and urging them to participate in dialogue and reconciliation efforts.
The team also drew the attention of the Governor for taking up all possible steps to solve the present crisis, according to a press note issued by the Governor's Secretariat.
The Governor heard their concerns and assured them that steps to control violence and efforts to ensure a congenial atmosphere for talks are on to bring the two communities to the negotiating table and once the talks are on, definitely, peace will come and there will be an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect which is the key to bring back normalcy.