Manipur CM Urges Mizoram Counterpart To Refrain From Interfering In Internal Matters Of State

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on December 12 asked his Mizoram counterpart Lalduhoma not to interfere in the internal matters of Manipur, but rather give support in restoring peace. .

“I Don’t Comment On Your Internal Matter”: Manipur CM To Lalduhoma

“A state never interferes in the internal matters of others. For instance, when there was the Meitei issue in Assam, the request was made to Himanta Ji (Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma) to look into the matter as it was an internal matter,” N. Biren Singh said in his speech at the 84th Nupi Lal day at GP Women’s College hall in Imphal.

Manipur on December 12 paid rich tributes to women freedom fighters who took part in the first and second Nupi Lal against the Britishers.

“Whatever happened in Manipur is our internal matter. Most of our colleagues have expressed their willingness to help. But, unfortunately, the newly elected Chief Minister of Mizoram, I have seen one comment from him, that the state police shouldn’t harass his people in Moreh,” N. Biren Singh said, referring to the border trading town in Manipur from where people of all ethnicities – except the hill-majority residents near the Myanmar border – have been allegedly chased away.

“It is beyond his constitutional mandate as it is our internal matter. He doesn’t know what is happening in Moreh. A lot of communities have been living in Moreh. My earnest appeal to him is, please help us restore peace. I never commented when the Bru issue happened in Mizoram, so please pray and help us restore normalcy in Manipur,” he added.