After the President’s rule in Manipur, Governor Ajay Bhalla gave an ultimatum to the miscreants on Thursday. He has warned people of all communities to surrender illegal and illegal weapons within 7 days.
Violence continues in Manipur since May 2023. After not overcome violence in the state for a long time, Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh resigned. After this, President’s rule has been imposed in the state.
What did Manipur Governor say?
Manipur Governor issued a statement saying, “The unfortunate incidents affecting peace and communal harmony have faced heavy difficulties in both the valley and the hills for the last 20 months. I appeal to the people of all communities, especially the youth of the valley and hills to voluntarily come forward and looted and kept illegally kept and ammunition within the next seven days from today, the nearest police stations or Surrender in the outpost or security force camp.
He said, a step to return these weapons can be a powerful gesture towards ensuring peace.
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Action will be taken on not obeying orders
Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla said, “I want to assure you that if such weapons are returned within the stipulated time, no punitive action will be initiated.” If after this, such weapons are found on someone, then strict action will be taken.
Violence began in May 2023 after tension between Cookie and Maetai communities in Manipur. Since then, violence continues in the state. Hundreds of people have died in this. Not only this, during the violence, the miscreants also destroyed thousands of houses by setting fire. These include many MLAs, ministers and home celebrities.