BJP government defeated insurgency, lifted Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 from six districts of the state: Amit Shah
BJP will make Manipur drug-free by the next election: Shah
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06 January, 2023 01:48 pm IST
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BJP government defeated insurgency, lifted Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 from six districts of the state: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurate and lay foundation stones for various other projects at Chingei Lampak area in the Bishnupur district on Friday. On his visit, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the BJP government in the state freed Manipur from bandhs and terrorism and brought it on the path of peace and development.
Shah virtually inaugurated 12 projects worth Rs 300 crore and laid the foundation stone of nine projects worth Rs 1,007 crore, Shah said the BJP government defeated insurgency and lifted Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 or AFSPA from six districts of the state.
"There was a situation of panic during the Congress rule in Manipur. Now, it is among the best governed small states," Shah said.
He said the BJP-led government at the Centre has invested Rs 3.45 lakh crore in the Northeast in less than eight years and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the region 51 times during this period.
Noting that the N Biren Singh government in the state is undertaking enormous operations against drug trafficking and abuse, he said the BJP will make Manipur drug-free by the next election.
Projects inaugurated by him include the Manipur Olympian Park at Sangaithel, a paid private ward at the state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Moreh town water supply scheme, Nongpok Thong Bridge at the eastern side of Kangla Fort and cave tourism project at Kangkhui cave.
Foundation stones were laid for the construction of 40 police outposts, 34 of which will be along the India-Myanmar international border and six along National Highway 37.
Earlier in the day, he hoisted the tricolor at the Indian National Army (INA) headquarters at Moirang, inaugurated a medical college in Churachandpur, and unveiled a 120-foot-high statue of a polo player in the Imphal East district
The Minister has already laid the foundation stone for the Olympic Park at Sangaithel hillock in the Imphal West district. The park is the first of its kind in the Northeast.
The park has statues of state Olympians. The park will also accommodate statues of state sports persons who are looking forward to participating in the Olympics in the future.
He will also inaugurate the Churachandpur Medical College and Hospital, and unveil a 120-foot-high statue of a polo player riding a pony at Heingang Marjing Hill in Imphal East district later in the day.
The Union Home Minister will also hand out awards to all the poppy farmers who have adopted alternatives.
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