Imphal, February 23 Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh met BJP president Nitin Nabin in New Delhi on Monday and discussed ways to strengthen the party in the state, which has been affected by ethnic violence.
Singh was accompanied by two deputy chief ministers, Losii Dikho and Nemcha Kipgen, leaders of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) and the BJP, respectively, according to an official statement released here.
During the meeting, the leaders discussed matters related to strengthening the party's state unit.
Nabin also urged the CM to expedite the state government's efforts to resettle internally displaced persons (IDPs) and assured him of all support from the party's side in this effort, the statement said.
Singh, a BJP MLA, was sworn in as the chief minister on February 4. Manipur was under President's Rule on February 13 last year, days after the resignation of CM N Biren Singh in the wake of the ethnic violence.
The ethnic strife between the Meitei and Kuki communities began in May 2023 after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. At least 260 people lost their lives, and thousands became internally displaced during the violence.
