Don't interfere in Manipur's internal affairs: CM Biren Mizoram counterpart

“Whatever happened in Manipur is our internal matter. Most of our neighbour colleagues call us and express their willingness to bring a solution to restore peace here,” said CM Biren Singh

PTI, Imphal, Dec 13, 2023 ;  Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has asked his Mizoram counterpart Lalduhoma not to interfere in the internal affairs of the state.

    

Singh said while neighbouring states can extend their support to resolve the ethnic strife in Manipur, he requested the Mizoram chief minister to refrain from commenting on the internal matters of another state.

    

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme here on Tuesday,Biren Singh said: “Whatever happened in Manipur is our internal matter. I have seen one comment from the newly elected CM of Mizoram that the state police should not harass his people in Moreh. I think it is little beyond his constitutional rights. It is an internal matter of the Manipur government. He does not know what is happening in Moreh.”

 

Earlier, addressing a gathering, Singh said, "I had communicated about the ethnic violence in our state with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma and Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio and they had offered their support to resolve the issue and restore peace."

    

"I also had talks with Tripura, Meghalaya and Sikkim CMs and they too extended their help to bring normalcy in the state," Singh added.

    

Singh asserted, "I am mentioning all this because there is no disagreement or tussle between Manipur and Mizoram. There are Meiteis in Mizoram and Mizos in Manipur. There are more than a lakh Meiteis in Assam and Tripura too. In the Northeast, we all live together."