Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Thursday that he was in touch with the legislators from the tribal Kuki-Zo community and would provide adequate security for them to attend the Assembly session slated for August 29 in Imphal. He said the violence that started on May 3 was likely pre-planned. He said to stop “illegal migration” from Myanmar, the State has sought more Central forces for the speedy fencing of the 398-km porous international border.
He said the video of the two women who were gang-raped on May 4 in Thoubal was leaked on July 19, a day before the Monsoon Session of the Parliament as part of a conspiracy by Opposition parties, adding that he was unaware about the sexual assault till then or else the police would have arrested the accused much before.
Editorial | Festering wounds: On Manipur’s elusive peace
