President’s rule should be imposed in Manipur, CM Lalduhoma said

Shillong: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has batted for the imposition of President’s Rule in the conflict-hit northeastern state of Manipur.

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma said that he hoped that President’s rule would be imposed in Manipur soon as the ongoing crisis in the state was not over yet.
Things are not improving in Manipur. There should be a solution between the Centre, the Manipur government and the tribal leaders,” said Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma.
The Mizoram Chief Minister added: “We are expecting the same, because it has been too long. The situation does not change and sometimes it gets worse.

Speaking about the people from Manipur taking refuge in Mizoram, CM Lalduhoma said: “Indian Constitution provides that they can settle anywhere in the country.”

“Unless normalcy returns to the state of Manipur, we will look after them,” Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma said.

Notably, Mizoram has been sheltering hundreds of people, belonging to Kuki tribe, who came from violence-hit Manipur, a state ruled by the BJP.

“There has to be a solution between the tribal leaders and the state government; it must be mediated by the union home ministry,” Lalduhoma said.

“We (Mizoram) have nothing to do, except to look after the people who are staying there,” the Mizoram chief minister further said.

Earlier, in December last year, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh had asked his Mizoram counterpart Lalduhoma not to interfere in the internal matters of Manipur.