On his return to Delhi at the conclusion of state visits to Egypt and the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met top Cabinet ministers including home minister Amit Shah, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and petroleum minister Hardeep Puri and is believed to have had a discussion on the Manipur situation.
Responding to the meeting called by the Prime Minister, Congress President Malikarjun Kharge tweeted that reports indicate Home Minister Shah has finally spoken to the PM on the situation in the north-eastern state.
"If Modi ji is really serious about Manipur, the first thing he should do is sack his chief minister"; Kharge said.
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Home Minister Amit Shah had on Saturday chaired an all-party meeting on the Manipur violence where the opposition demanded the removal of chief minister N Biren Singh and suggested the government sending an all-party delegation to the strife-torn state.
Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri’s participation in Monday’s meetings with the PM assumes importance in the wake of the continuing blockade imposed by militant groups in the state, which has impeded the movement of essential commodities including fuel and cooking gas cylinders.
On Sunday, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh met Shah to apprise him of the situation, his first visit to Delhi after violence broke out in the state on May 3.
Over 40,000 people have been displaced due to the violence in Manipur, with several fleeing to the neighbouring states of Mizoram and Meghalaya.