In Manipur’s Thoubal district on Tuesday, Chief Minister Y. One person was injured when security forces allegedly opened fire on the crowd moving towards the venue of Khemchand Singh’s event. Police gave this information. The incident occurred when Chief Minister Wangjing had arrived at Tentha to inaugurate the new Block Development Office (BDO).
According to the police statement, a large number of people armed with stones and slingshots were moving towards the venue with the intention of vandalizing the building. “Despite repeated warnings and appeals by the police, the mob continued to move aggressively, posing a serious threat to public property, dignitaries present and law and order,” the statement said.
Police said that initially minimum necessary force was used and as per protocol, as a last resort, if the situation worsened, controlled firing was carried out. During this, Elangbam Nandbir Singh (40), resident of Herok Part-2 Elangbam Leirak and currently a member of the Village Defense Force, was injured. “The situation was later brought under control and everyone’s safety was ensured,” the police statement said.
What did CM say about the protest in Valley district?
Addressing the program organized at Wangjing Tentha, the Chief Minister said that he did not face any problem during his visit to the hilly areas, but he was surprised to see the opposition to his visit in the valley district. He said, ‘I recently visited many hill districts, there was no opposition to my visit there but I am surprised by the protests in Thoubal district.’
He said that differences can be resolved through dialogue.
Referring to the incident of death of two children in Tronglaobi in Bishnupur district on April 7, he said that after this incident, all the demands of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) formed by the local people will be fulfilled. “The government is also considering arranging suitable government jobs for the parents of the victims,” he said.
Expressing displeasure over the five-day complete bandh called by some groups to protest against the incident, the Chief Minister said such unnecessary activities create confusion among the people and sometimes even the government regrets such a situation.
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