Hailing the first all-party meeting on the situation in Manipur, editorials in prominent English dailies have pointed out the need for the Centre to do more to kickstart the political reconciliation process as “boots on the ground are no replacement”.
Attended by representatives of 18 parties, the all-party meeting on Saturday chaired by union home minister Amit Shah saw the demand for the removal of Biren Singh as Manipur chief minister. While Singh was not present at the meeting, some of the attendees claimed his government had been acting in a “partisan” manner. The representatives also demanded that an all-party delegation be sent to Imphal to restore the confidence of the people in a state where more than 130 have been killed since the beginning of ethnic violence.
