Union home minister Amit Shah chairs all-party meeting on situation in Manipur

NEW DELHI: An all-party meeting, convened by Union home minister Amit Shah, began here on Saturday to discuss the prevailing situation in Manipur.
Leaders of different political parties, including the BJP, Congress, Trinamool Congress, Left parties and others, are taking part in the meeting. BJP national president JP Nadda, Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma and CPI(M) MP John Brittas among other leaders are present in the meeting.
Amit Shah had appealed for peace and warned of strict action against miscreants during his four-day visit to the violence-wracked state earlier in May.
Nearly 120 people lost their lives and over 3,000 have been injured ever since the ethnic violence broke out in the state on May 3.
Violent clashes broke out in Manipur after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts on May 3 to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
Shah had visited the state for four days last month and met a cross section of people in his efforts to bring back peace in the northeastern state.
Opposition parties have been criticising the government for its handling of the situation as violence has not stopped even after 50 days.