Padsalgikar meets Governor of Manipur

Both the Central and State Governments have already taken up necessary common programme of actions to extend help to the violence-affected people 

KalimNews, Imphal, 31 August 2023 : Shri D.D. Padsalgikar, Former Deputy National Security Adviser, the officer appointed by the Supreme Court to monitor and supervise cases handed over to CBI and those of SITs also called on the Hon’ble Governor and apprized her of the current crisis in the State. 

Shri Padsalgikar has been posted in this State, mainly to supervise the cases investigated by the CBI and SITs. 

He informed the Hon’ble Governor that to begin with 42 (Forty-two) Special Investigation Teams will be set up and investigated all the violence-related cases expeditiously. 

As far as the cases in the Hills Districts are concerned, he informed the Hon’ble Governor that Video Conferencing facilities will be provided through BSNL and NIC to get the cases investigated. 

The first status report of the investigation will be submitted to the concerned authority by the first week of October, Shri Padsalgikar informed. He said, he had visited many relief camps and met internally displaced people in the camps. 

He requested the Governor to take all possible steps to extend help to the people. Hon’ble Governor stated that both the Central and State Governments have already taken up necessary common programme of actions to extend help to the violence-affected people and also instructed concerned State Government machineries to provide help to those people and measures to be taken up to re-settle them at their respective places at the earliest possible time. 

Shri Akhilesh Prasad Singh, newly appointed IG, CRPF, Manipur and Nagaland Sector met Hon’ble Governor of Manipur Miss Anusuiya Uikey at Raj Bhavan today. The IG, while informing the Governor that he has newly joined as IG, CRPF, M & N Sector, said, he is already well aware of the current crisis arising out of the ethnic clash. 

Further, the IG informed the Hon’ble Governor that he will extend his fullest cooperation from his side to restore peace and tranquillity in the State which was warmly reciprocated by the Hon’ble Governor. 

Governor said, the timely deployment of Central Security Forces including CRPF, could contain the situation from bad to worse. Further, Hon’ble Governor urged the IG to extend assistance to the violence affected people who have been taking shelter at different relief camps both in the Valley and Hill Districts. Lt. Gen.(Retd.) L. Nishikanta Singh called on Hon’ble Governor Miss Anusuiya Uikey at Raj Bhavan this evening.