In a significant political development amid the ongoing flood crisis and continued unrest in Manipur, Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, Thokchom Satyabrata Singh, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at North Block, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, at 2 PM day before yesterday. The meeting reportedly lasted nearly two hours.
According to reliable sources, the two leaders discussed a range of actionable outcomes aimed at restoring peace and strengthening law and order in the violence-hit state. Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata is said to have conveyed the concerns, wishes, and aspirations of the people of Manipur, reflecting growing public pressure for decisive intervention from the Centre.
This meeting comes at a time when the state is grappling with the dual challenges of ethnic unrest and devastating floods that have displaced thousands. Civil society organisations, student bodies, and humanitarian volunteers continue their ground-level efforts in providing relief to flood victims, while the political leadership seeks lasting solutions to the ongoing conflict that began on May 3 last year.
Observers believe that the timing of the meeting signals renewed urgency from both the state and central governments to address not just the humanitarian crisis but also the broader security and administrative vacuum that persists in several parts of the state.
Speaker Satyabrata’s engagement with the Union Home Minister is seen as part of a larger push to recalibrate peace efforts and possibly revisit agreements such as the Suspension of Operation (SoO) with certain armed groups, which have become a topic of growing public debate.
More high-level meetings are expected in the coming days as the situation in Manipur continues to demand coordinated political and administrative responses.