A day after taking office, Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh stressed the collective responsibility of all stakeholders, including elected representatives, in restoring peace and normalcy in the violence-affected state. Singh highlighted Manipur’s history of ethnic conflicts, particularly the tragic Kuki-Naga clashes that started in 1993 and resulted in over 1,000 fatalities. He called for sustained efforts to prevent the recurrence of such past tragedies.
Singh, a 61-year-old BJP legislator, expressed gratitude to opposition MLAs for supporting the government’s peace restoration initiatives amid ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities. The state, under President’s Rule since February 13 last year, is now set for the Yumnam Khemchand Singh-led NDA government following the withdrawal of President’s Rule by the Centre.
Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata adjourned the seventh session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly sine die. Singh, a member of the majority Meitei community, previously served as the Speaker of the Manipur Assembly and was elected twice as a BJP candidate. He assumed office as Chief Minister after the BJP’s consecutive victory in the 2022 Manipur Assembly elections.
