Manipur CM vows to unite communities, alleges attempts to derail peace efforts

Guwahati: Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said that his main aim after becoming the chief minister is to try uniting the people of Manipur after the three years long ethnic violence.

Kicking off a One-Day Mandal Level Political Workers’ Conference of the BJP at the state’s lone Muslim-majority Lilong assembly constituency in Thoubal district, Singh said that some vested interest people who do not want peace to return in Manipur were trying to derail his peace efforts.

The Chief Minister said that he made two trips to Jiribam district bordering Assam and try unite all communities residing there. During his first visit, the Chief Minister travelled by helicopter and met Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking shelter at various locations across the district. He also personally met families of the victims of both Meitei and Hmar communities.


He further stated that during his second visit to Jiribam district by road, he met members of the Kuki, Hmar, Paite, Meitei, Meitei Muslim, and Rongmei Naga communities. Around 400 people from these communities gathered and shared a meal together. He added that, following the visit, members of all these communities are now living side by side in peace.

However, the peace efforts were slowed down after the Tronglaobi incident in Bishenpur district where two innocent children were killed in a bomb blast, he added.

The Chief Minister said that he firmly believes there are certain vested interests who do not want peace to return in the State and are attempting to derail the peace initiatives undertaken by the Government. He further remarked that such ill-intentioned individuals cannot continue to disrupt the lives of the common people indefinitely, expressing confidence that honesty and sincerity would ultimately prevail over them. “God will not forgive them,” he said.

Singh praised the courage, determination, and unwavering love of former Chief Minister, Mohammed Alimuddin for Manipur. Late Alimuddin who represented Lilong assembly constituency was the state’s first Chief Minister after Manipur attained statehood in 1972. He also lauded Alimuddin’s steadfast belief that all communities can live together peacefully in harmony and coexistence.

Responding to concerns raised by well-wishers about his visits to sensitive and risk-prone areas of the State as part of the ongoing peace initiative, Singh remarked that every person is born and is destined to die one day, reaffirming his commitment to restoring peace and normalcy in the State.

Government spokesperson Thokchom Radheshyam told the BJP workers that the Chief Minister has been travelling to Jiribam, Ukhrul, Senapati and Kangpokpi districts as a messenger of peace. He urged all the BJP workers to work for the return of peace and normalcy in the State.