Manipur Minister Nemcha Kipgen distributes financial assistance to Internally Displaced Persons in Kangpokpi’s Champhai

The plea has challenged the permit system contending that it provides unbridled power to the state to restrict entry and exit of non-indigenous persons

"Sitting in Manipur, if you expect people from New Delhi, Bombay or Bengaluru to come and save you, you are living in a fool's paradise," said Pradyot Debbarma.

COCOMI had initially presented a three-point demand to the state government, and set a 24-hour deadline for it to respond to their demands.

Earlier today, P Chidambaram said that there was a need to acknowledge CM Biren Singh to be the cause of this crisis while demanding that he be removed "immediately."