Imphal: Home Minister Rajnath Singh will meet Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Wednesday to discuss the protracted economic blockade along the two national highways in the state.
The meeting in New Delhi is being held in the wake of Manipur High Court observation on Monday that efforts to bring essential commodities through the NH 2 and 37 are "not satisfactory".
While a meeting of the Congress Legislative Party on Tuesday told Ibobi to put all his cards on the table.
Rajnath Singh has expressed surprise that the UNC has not lifted the blockade as some scribes from Manipur met the minister recently.
Hundreds of loaded trucks and oil tankers bring various items from Assam through NH 37.
The Naga Students' Federation, a Nagaland based group, had banned all vehicles from Manipur on NH2. The group is reluctant to ply along the highway as it feels there is not enough security cover.
However, Ibobi has said: "First, the UNC should lift the blockade and ensure to never repeat it again. Talks can be held either here or Delhi."
Meanwhile, over 1,500 loaded trucks and oil tankers wait for security cover at Jiribam, a town in Manipur which is adjacent to Assam.
The meeting in New Delhi is being held in the wake of Manipur High Court observation on Monday that efforts to bring essential commodities through the NH 2 and 37 are "not satisfactory".
While a meeting of the Congress Legislative Party on Tuesday told Ibobi to put all his cards on the table.
Rajnath Singh has expressed surprise that the UNC has not lifted the blockade as some scribes from Manipur met the minister recently.
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Hundreds of loaded trucks and oil tankers bring various items from Assam through NH 37.
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The Naga Students' Federation, a Nagaland based group, had banned all vehicles from Manipur on NH2. The group is reluctant to ply along the highway as it feels there is not enough security cover.
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However, Ibobi has said: "First, the UNC should lift the blockade and ensure to never repeat it again. Talks can be held either here or Delhi."
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Meanwhile, over 1,500 loaded trucks and oil tankers wait for security cover at Jiribam, a town in Manipur which is adjacent to Assam.
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