Manipur CM Pledges Full Support to Akampat Relief Camp IDPs, To Establish Hotline for Immediate Assistance

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has assured the people who have been internally displaced due to the over a year-long violence in the state all the necessary assistance over and above what has already been provided.

He also said that the state Government will establish a hotline to help with communication with the IDPs and promptly handle any emergencies that may occur.

The decision comes after representatives of the IDPs of the Akampat Relief Camp met Chief Minister N Biren Singh
on Saturday and briefed him about the issues faced by them.

“Held a meeting with the representatives of the internally displaced persons of Akampat Relief Camp. During the meeting, I listened to their grievances in detail and assured them of all the necessary assistance beyond what has already been provided. Additionally, we have agreed to establish a hotline to facilitate communication and promptly address any exigencies that may arise,” CM N Biren Singh posted on X.

https://x.com/NBirenSingh/status/1819761894011674985

The IDPs’ meeting with CM N Biren Singh came within days of a protest rally taken out by the IDPs demanding arrangements be made for them to go back home.

During the rally held at Akampat Relief Camp at Singjamei on August 1,
a senior reporter of a local cable TV channel was allegedly assaulted by police.

Around half a dozen IDPs taking part in the rally also received injuries in the incident.

The police had resorted to blank firing and firing of tear gas shells to prevent the protesters from moving towards the Assembly.

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