THE CPI(M) Manipur state secretariat met on January 2 to address the current state of affairs following the May 3 incident. The gathering observed two minutes of silence in remembrance of the four people who lost their lives in the Lilong Chingjao incident on New Year, perpetrated by unidentified gunmen. Condemning the killings and arson targeting minority communities, the meeting also denounced the actions of unidentified armed individuals masquerading as state armed forces.

The state secretariat urged the general public to maintain communal harmony and to work for the restoration of normalcy in the state. Another two minutes of silence was observed in memory of the innocent civilians who lost their lives. The meeting also condemned the attack on state and central security forces by Kuki militants at Moreh.

The Party led by its state secretary Kshetrimayum Santa, visited victims at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and Raj Medicity. Santa held the BJP-led state government responsible for the breakdown of law and order in the state over the past eight months, citing failures on all fronts. The Party demands swift action against the culprits and calls for intervention by the Modi government in the best interests of the people.