HM appeals to call off shutdown
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, April 19 2026: Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam has appealed to the Tronglaobi JAC and the CSOs to withdraw the total shutdown being imposed all over the State since April 18 midnight.

Speaking to media persons at the Chief Minister's Secretariat this afternoon, Govindas appealed to the JAC and the CSOs to call off the total shutdown considering the 'steps' taken up by the Government to deliver justice in the Tronglaobi incident.

He said that most of the demands raised by the JAC were agreed to by the Government during the last round of talks held on April 17 with the exception of a few which are not permissible under law.

Oinam Mangalnganba, the father of the two toddlers killed in the Tronglaobi attack, went back saying he would consult with his family members.

However, it was rather unfortunate that the JAC and the CSOs added two more demands and called a shutdown from the next day in pursuit of the new demands, Govindas said.

The Homer Minister said that the Government offered Mangalnganba a suitable job in the State Government equivalent to the present post he holds in the BSF.

The Government also offered to provide a suitable job to Binita, mother of the two toddlers who is a trained nurse, in the State Government, Govindas said.

MLA Tongbram Robindro that the JAC's charter of demands agreed to by the Government include launching a military crackdown in suspected places within two months, and replacement of Central forces stationed around Tronglaobi with State forces and shifting the Central forces to the hills within two months.

The Government has also agreed to deploy State forces within a week, Robindro said.

Extending adequate compensation to the families of the deceased and injured victims of the Tronglaobi incident and providing a copy of the order of handing over the Tronglaobi case to the JAC were other points agreed to by the Government.

Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam said that it is the daily wage earners, farmers and students who would suffer the most on account of the prolonged shutdown and protest.

Vehemently condemning the killing of two civilians in a deadly ambush near TM Kasom along Imphal-Ukhrul road on Saturday, the Home Minister said that the State Government has decided to hand over the case to the NIA.

He said that the State Government has talked with the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) on their charter of demands.

To a query on the proposed renaming of Churachandpur as Lamka which has gone viral on social media, Govindas said that the State Government has neither approved nor given any assurance on renaming Churachandpur district.

There is an agreement among the Central Government, State Government and SoO groups on reducing SoO designated camps from 17 to 12.The SoO groups have also been instructed to shift their cadres from unauthorised camps to authorised camps.

A team of the Ministry of Home Affairs will come to Imphal tomorrow regarding this matter, the Home Minister said.

He said that out of the 272 companies of CAPF deployed across Manipur, 88 companies have been withdrawn due to the West Bengal elections, with another 15 companies scheduled for withdrawal, totalling 103 companies.

However, following a strong request by the Chief Minister to the Union Home Ministry, 184 companies of CAPF will be retained in the State, he said.

Govindas added that the State is introducing advanced security assets including mine-protected vehicles (MPV) and bullet-proof vehicles.

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