Fadnavis speaks to Manipur CM, urges to provide Maharashtra students security

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday reached out to the Manipur government over the safety of students stuck in the violencehit northeastern state and urged to provide them security till the situation easesThe Deputy Chief Minister also spoke to the students of the state stuck in Manipur and assured them of all kinds of assistanceFadnavis move came amid the ongoing tensions in the northeastern state due to violence erupting in the immediate aftermath of intercommunity clashes in a few districts during protests against the inclusion of the majority Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes ST categoryAccording to an official statement by the Deputy Chief Ministers Office various students from Maharashtra went to study at NIT Manipur and were stuck due to the tense situation in the stateThe Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister called the students stuck in Manipur spoke to them and assured them of all possible help He also appealed to the students not to worry the statement saidThe Chief Secretary of Maharashtra contacted the Director General of Police in Manipur and requested assistance with immediate effectDevendra Fadnavis also contacted the Manipur government and requested them to keep these students safe until the situation becomes normal the statement saidImmediate arrangements are being made by the Maharashtra government to bring these students safely to Maharashtra it addedThe Maharashtra administration is constantly monitoring the situation the DCMO saidMeanwhile Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh met with the representatives of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity COCOMI in the wake of the violence in the StatePolitical parties including Congress NPF NPP CPI M Aam Aadmi Party and Shiv Sena attended the meeting chaired by Biren SinghTaking to Twitter CM N Biren Singh wrote In light of the prevailing situation in Manipur held a meeting with the representatives of Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity COCOMI to highlight the crucial role of civil society organisations in bringing peace in the state at this hourAlso Read Maharashtra govt to send special plane to rescue Marathi students stranded in ManipurManipur Government had requisitioned Army and Assam Rifles on May 3 and 4 States Director General of Police P Doungel has said that the situation in the State has improved after the intervention of security forcesForces including RAF BSF and CRPF have been deployed in ManipurIndian Army and Assam Rifles which were called in to curb violence in Manipur have successfully rescued nearly 23000 civilians so far and moved them to the operating bases a statement from the Indian Army said on SundayThe State government has also appointed Additional DirectorGeneral of Police Intelligence Ashutosh Sinha as the overall operational commander to control the situation in ManipurThe Army in a statement earlier on Friday said that situation in Manipur had been brought under control through coordinated actions by all stakeholdersThe situation has been brought under control through coordinated actions by all stakeholders IAF undertook continuous sorties from two airfields in Assam employing C17 Globemaster and AN 32 aircraft Indian Army had statedThis 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