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Amit Shah Holds Meeting With Senior Officials On Manipur Situation, Another Meeting Scheduled Tomorrow

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<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”><span class=”css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3″>Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held a meeting with senior officials in the national capital on the security situation in Manipur.&nbsp;</span></div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”>&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”><span class=”css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3″>According to a report in ANI, the Home Minister will hold a detailed meeting over the Manipur situation on Monday (November 18).&nbsp;</span></div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”>&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”><span class=”css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3″>Shah had cancelled his rallies in poll-bound Maharashtra on Sunday and headed back to Delhi as the situation in Manipur continued to be volatile, PTI reported quoting sources.</span></div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”>&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”><strong><span class=”css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3″>ALSO READ | <a href=”https://news.abplive.com/cities/manipur-violence-conrad-sangma-npp-withdraws-support-to-bjp-govt-blames-n-biren-singh-s-failure-to-resolve-crisis-1731912″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Manipur: Conrad Sangma&rsquo;s NPP Withdraws Support To BJP Govt, Blames Biren Singh’s &lsquo;Failure&rsquo; To Resolve Crisis</a></span></strong></div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”>&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”><span class=”css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3″>On Saturday, irate mobs set fire to the residences of three more BJP legislators, one of whom is a senior minister, and a Congress MLA in various districts of Imphal Valley even as security forces foiled an attempt by agitators to storm the ancestral residence of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.</span></div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”>&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”><span class=”css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3″>Shah was supposed to attend a few election rallies as part of the BJP’s campaign in Maharashtra but he has cancelled them and is returning to the national capital, the report said.</span></div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”>&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”><span class=”css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3″>A team of central security officers is expected to visit Manipur soon to assess the situation and assist the state government in tackling the situation.</span></div>
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<div class=”css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe” dir=”auto” lang=”en” data-testid=”tweetText”><span class=”css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3″><span class=”css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3″>The meeting comes amid reports that </span></span>Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma-led National People&rsquo;s Party on Sunday withdrew support to BJP-led Manipur government, blaming N Biren Singh amid unrest. NPP has 7 MLAs while the&nbsp; BJP has a majority of its own so this development poses no threat to the Manipur Government.</div>
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