To walk extra mile to make Manipur another growth engine in the country: CM N Biren
CM Biren and his cabinet Ministers meets PM Modi
HY News
19 April, 2022 08:06 am IST
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HY News New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren along with his cabinet Ministers, Biswajit Thongam, Y. Khemchand, and Govindas Konthoujam met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, April 18. Singh, who had led the BJP to form an independent government in Manipur for the first time in 2022, made his maiden visit to New Delhi after taking oath as Chief Minister for a second consecutive term.
In the meet, Chief Minister Biren apprised PM Modi of his government on certain developmental initiatives in the state. Describing the discussion, the Manipur CM took to Twitter and mentioned that he had reported to PM Modi the steps taken by his government to sustain peace and development in the state. He also remarked that his government’s priority was to eradicate corruption from the state and post that he will be working on fighting the menace of drug addiction.
"Called on PM Narendra Modi Ji today and I had the privilege to discuss various initiatives that the state government has taken up to sustain peace and development in Manipur. Also, apprised him of the steps that we have taken up to fight drugs and corruption in the state," the Manipur Chief Minister informed in a tweet.
During the meeting with PM Modi along with his cabinet colleagues, CM shared their vision to give an impetus to the growth trajectory of Manipur.
He said, Guided by PM Modi's Mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas aur Sabka Prayas, the new BJP Govt. will walk the extra mile to make Manipur another growth engine in the country.
"Next task would be to wash out all drugs-related matter from the state and thirdly, would try to see that all the insurgents operating in the state are brought to the negotiating table and political dialogues are held with them," the Manipur Chief Minister added.
CM also called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi after meeting PM Modi. CM said, he discussed various issues pertaining to the security of the state as well as the welfare of the defense forces stationed in Manipur. He discussed matters relating to the law and order situation of the state with Amit Shah.
CM also extends his gratitude for their constant guidance and support for the people of Manipur.
This meeting comes after the Union Home Ministry in a significant decision reduced the areas under AFSPA jurisdiction in northeastern states. The Union government removed Armed Forces Special Power Act from 36 districts across 4 North-Eastern states (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur) on March 31. In Manipur, AFSPA was removed from the jurisdiction of 15 police stations in six districts.
In Manipur, AFSPA has been repealed in Imphal, Lamphel, City, Singjamei, Sekmai, Lamsang, Patsoi, Porompat, Heingang, Lamlai, Irilbun, Thoubal, Bishnupur, Kakchin, and Jiribam police stations.
Notably, in the Manipur Election 2022, the ruling BJP secured a massive victory by winning 32 seats out of a total of 60. The results were announced on Thursday, March 10 and projected that the vote share of the saffron party had significantly shot up in the state. This is the second consecutive term of the party in the state. Out of all the opposition parties, Congress confined its winning tally to 5; JDU secured 6 seats, while NPP won 7 and NPF won 5.
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