Manipur Peace Committee

After several ethnic groups boycotted the governor-led Peace Committee in Manipur, the centre is holding backchannel talks with the Kuki and Meitei communities to try and achieve a semblance of normalcy in the violence-hit state.

The State Level Peace Committee, formed on June 10, is headed by Governor Anusuiya Uikey and consists of 51 key stakeholders such as Chief Minister N Biren Singh, MPs, ministers, MLAs, and other stakeholders.

Kuki members included in a committee set up by the Centre to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups of strife-torn Manipur expressed unhappiness, claiming they were not consulted before including their name in the panel.

The Union home ministry's efforts to form a peace committee to restore normalcy in Manipur has run into trouble with a several tribal communities objecting to the inclusion of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

A day after the government constituted a committee to negotiate peace in violence-hit Manipur, most of the Kuki representatives expressed their disappointment and said that they will boycott the panel.

The Centre has constituted a committee in Manipur headed by the governor to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups and initiate dialogue between conflicting parties, the Union home ministry said today.

This change comes on the heels of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's announcement of a judicial probe into the clashes and the establishment of a peace committee to resolve the ongoing crisis.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today warned of strict action against those who did not surrender arms in violence-hit Manipur. He also announced a probe into the violence and a peace committee as part of a plan to restore stability in the state.

After several ethnic groups boycotted the governor-led Peace Committee in Manipur, the centre is holding backchannel talks with the Kuki and Meitei communities to try and achieve a semblance of normalcy in the violence-hit state.

The State Level Peace Committee, formed on June 10, is headed by Governor Anusuiya Uikey and consists of 51 key stakeholders such as Chief Minister N Biren Singh, MPs, ministers, MLAs, and other stakeholders.

Kuki members included in a committee set up by the Centre to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups of strife-torn Manipur expressed unhappiness, claiming they were not consulted before including their name in the panel.

The Union home ministry's efforts to form a peace committee to restore normalcy in Manipur has run into trouble with a several tribal communities objecting to the inclusion of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

A day after the government constituted a committee to negotiate peace in violence-hit Manipur, most of the Kuki representatives expressed their disappointment and said that they will boycott the panel.

The Centre has constituted a committee in Manipur headed by the governor to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups and initiate dialogue between conflicting parties, the Union home ministry said today.

This change comes on the heels of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's announcement of a judicial probe into the clashes and the establishment of a peace committee to resolve the ongoing crisis.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today warned of strict action against those who did not surrender arms in violence-hit Manipur. He also announced a probe into the violence and a peace committee as part of a plan to restore stability in the state.