Manipur violence: Govt units up committee to facilitate peace-making course of, web ban prolonged for five extra days (file picture)
The federal government has prolonged the ban on web companies for 5 extra days in violence-hit Manipur. Furthermore, the Centre has constituted a committee within the state headed by the governor to facilitate the peace-making course of amongst numerous ethnic teams and provoke dialogue between conflicting events, the Union House Ministry mentioned on Saturday. The members of the peace committee embody the chief minister, a couple of ministers, MPs, MLAs, leaders from totally different political events and civil society teams, it mentioned.
“Authorities of India has constituted ‘Peace Committee’ in Manipur underneath the chairpersonship of the governor, Manipur. The members of the committee embody the chief minister, a couple of ministers within the state authorities, MP, MLAs and leaders from totally different political events,” a house ministry assertion mentioned.
The mandate of the committee will probably be to facilitate the peace-making course of amongst numerous ethnic teams of the state, provoke peaceable dialogue and negotiations between conflicting events and teams, it mentioned. The committee will strengthen social cohesiveness, mutual understanding and facilitate cordial communication between numerous ethnic teams, the assertion mentioned.
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It additionally contains former civil servants, educationists, litterateurs, artists, social employees and representatives of various ethnic teams, the house ministry mentioned. Union House Minister Amit Shah had visited Manipur from Might 29 to June 1 and had introduced the structure of the peace committee after taking inventory of the scenario.
Violent clashes broke out in Manipur after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised within the hill districts on Might 3 to protest towards the Meitei group’s demand for Scheduled Tribes (ST) standing. To date, practically 100 folks misplaced their lives and over 300 injured ever because the ethnic violence broke over a month in the past.
(With inputs from PTI)
