I will personally invite Kuki-Zo MLAs to assembly session, says Manipur CM

Imphal: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh informed on Thursday (July 25) that he will personally send invitations to the ten Kuki-Zo legislators to attend the forthcoming assembly session in the state.

This announcement comes as Manipur prepares for the sixth session of the Manipur legislative assembly, scheduled from July 31 to August 6.

Speaking to the media, Manipur CM N Biren Singh stressed on the importance of unity and cooperation.

“I will personally extend the invitations, as well as through the assembly. They (Kuki-Zo MLAs) should join us, and we are ready to cooperate,” Manipur CM N Biren Singh stated.

The ten Kuki-Zo MLAs, including two ministers, have been absent from the last two sessions of the Manipur assembly due to ongoing ethnic violence in the state.

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The fifth session, held from February 28 to March 05, and the fourth session, which was adjourned after just 11 minutes on August 29 last year, saw no attendance from these legislators.

The Manipur chief minister also informed about his planned trip to Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“My visit to Delhi is for the NITI Aayog meeting. Following this, there will be a chief ministers’ conclave where we will discuss various issues,” Biren Singh said.

He added: “I will address the current situation in the state and seek immediate solutions to the ongoing crisis. I am optimistic that positive outcomes will result.”

CM Singh also commented on the recent incident of arson in Jiribam district of Manipur, where an abandoned house in Borobekra was set ablaze on Wednesday (July 24) night.