Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh held an all-party meeting on May 6 evening for collectively working toward bringing peace and stability even as the State government was verifying the deaths of 18 to 20 people in the ethnic violence in parts of Manipur since May 3.
The unofficial toll, based on the body count in three major hospitals, is more than 50. The armed forces have so far rescued more than 25,000 people from conflict zones and shifted them to secured defence and government establishments
Apart from the all-party meet, the Manipur CM also held separate meetings with representatives of the All Manipur Christian Organisation (AMCO) and the Coordination Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an influential Meitei community-based organisation, to highlight the crucial role of civil society groups in ensuring peace.
