Amit Shah reviews Manipur situation, more forces, anti-riot vehicles sent

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the situation in Manipur with Chief Minister N Biren Singh and top officials even as the Centre dispatched additional security forces and antiriot vehicles to maintain peace there sources saidShah who is closely monitoring the situation in Manipur and is in constant touch with top functionaries of the state and central governments throughout the day held the review meeting through video conferenceThe chief minister the states chief secretary and director general of police union home secretary and other senior officials attended the meeting sources saidShah who is staying put in the national capital away from poll campaign in Karnataka is also taking regular inputs from security and intelligence agencies about the Manipur situation which by and large remained peaceful on FridayAround 1000 more central paramilitary personnel with antiriot vehicles reached Manipur on Friday sources saidThey said Article 355 of the Constitution has not been invoked in Manipur Under the provision the central government can handle the law and order machinery of a stateAlso Read Manipur violence Amit Shah speaks to CM Biren Singh RAF airliftedClashes broke out in Manipur on Wednesday and intensified overnight with counterattacks being mounted by rival communities in retaliation to earlier attacks after Naga and Kuki tribals organised a Tribal Solidarity March to protest moves to give scheduled tribe status to the Meitei communityThe state government on Thursday issued shootatsight orders in extreme cases to contain the spiralling violence which has displaced more than 9000 people from their villagesOn Thursday Shah held two meetings via videoconferencing attended by the Manipur chief minister the states chief secretary the police chief the Union home secretary and other top officials of the central governmentHe also held telephonic conversations with chief ministers Neiphiu Rio of Nagaland Zoramthanga of Mizoram and Himanta Biswa Sarma of Assam in view of the situation in Manipur on ThursdayMeanwhile at least five Deputy Inspector General DIG rank officers and seven senior superintendents of police SSP and SPrank officers of the CRPF have been tasked with coordinating the deployment of various security forces in violencehit Manipur sources saidSome of these senior officers are being rushed in from Delhi and Ranchi a source saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever