Manipur Assembly session to begin on February 10

Guwahati: The session of the Manipur Assembly will be held from February 10.

The decision to convene the assembly session was taken in the Cabinet meeting held in Tamenglong district on Wednesday.

The upcoming session would be the 7th session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly, constituted in March 2022. However, after the ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023, ten tribal legislators, including seven BJP and two Kuki People's Alliance MLAs, have been boycotting the Assembly sessions and demanding a separate administration or Union Territory for the tribals in the state.


Of the 10 tribal MLAs, two are ministers -- Letpao Haokip and Nemcha Kipgen (lone woman minister) – are also not coming to the state capital due to security reasons and not attending the Cabinet meeting.

Biren Singh said that in the Cabinet meeting, chaired by him, also discussed several initiatives, including the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 and the Comprehensive City Mobility Plan for Imphal and Thoubal districts.

The Chief Minister also said that many of those involved in vandalising properties of state’s Cabinet Ministers and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) have been apprehended and legal proceedings taken up against them, he added.

Singh inaugurated 24 projects and laid the foundation for 18 projects worth Rs. 349.51 crore in Tamenglong district, which borders Assam and Nagaland.

Speaking at the event the Chief Minister stated that Tamenglong will become the gateway to Manipur, as improved road connectivity will enhance the quality of life.

He mentioned that construction of the Tamenglong-Mahur road (NH-137) is progressing rapidly, and once completed, it will allow easier access to Assam without the need to pass through Nagaland to reach Guwahati.

At the public event, Singh inaugurated 24 projects, including a PHC, PHSC, a Bailey Suspension Bridge (360ft span) over the Barak River on the Tamenglong Tousem-Haflong road, a District Early Intervention Centre at Tamenglong District Hospital, and water supply schemes.

He also laid the foundation for 18 additional projects.

Among the planned projects are the construction of Type-II, III, and IV quarters at the Tamenglong Police Station, Type-II and III quarters at Tamei and Tousem Police Stations, and Type-II quarters at Kaimai Police Station.

Other projects include the improvement of the road from Kaiphundai (on NH-37) to Tousem (56.65 km, SH: phase-I), construction of rigid pavements with thin white topping and interlocking paver blocks (RCC road) in the Hill District Headquarters, strengthening of the IT road from Tamenglong/Dailong to Palong, transforming Bunning Meadows for sustainable water sources and promoting eco-tourism, and the establishment of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) at Tousem and Pallong.