External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated that efforts are
underway to find a way to bring back a sense of normalcy in Manipur and said one
aspect of the problem has been the “destabilising impact” of migrants, combined
with some other tensions which have a long history.
Speaking at the ‘Discussion at Council on Foreign Relations’ in New
York, Jaishankar said, “If you ask me what is happening today in Manipur… One
part of the problem in Manipur has been the destabilising impact of migrants
who have come, that’s one aspect of it. There are also tensions which have a
long history that precedes that.”
He further said the State Government as well as the Centre has to
find a way through which normalcy returns to the State.
“The effort is on the part of the State Government and Union Government,
to find a way by which a sense of normalcy returns, the arms that were seized
during that periods are recovered. There is adequate law and order enforcement,
so the incidents of violence don’t happen,” he added.
Manipur has been witnessing violence since May 3, following the
protests by the Kuki and Meitei communities against the High Court’s order
asking the state government to consider the inclusion of the Meitei community
in the category of Scheduled Tribes (ST).
The Manipur Government reimposed the ban on internet services for
the next five days.
On Monday, a fresh protest flared up in the state after two
students were brutally murdered by suspected armed men.
ANI
