"If AFSPA Is Reimposed...": Manipur Chief Minister's Warning Amid Violence
NDTV
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said elements who continuously engage in violence should be held accountable if the government takes any stringent action, including reimposition of AFSPA
Chief Minister N Biren Singh today said he is "highly upset" with the ongoing violence in Manipur and elements who engage in it will be held responsible for any stringent government action, including reimposition of the AFSPA. Visited the injured civilians who are being treated at Raj Medicity, following the incidents of violence in Lilong Chingjao.We strongly condemn all forms of violence, and the state government has launched mass combing operations to nab the culprits and the culprit will be... pic.twitter.com/mrqzAKXUdN
"Whatever is going on in the society now is too much. The government will find it really hard to tolerate if anyone or any group keeps on taking the law into their own hands. The central government will not keep on looking. If AFSPA is again reimposed, they will be held responsible," he said after visiting those injured in a firing incident at Lilong Chingjao area in Manipur's Thoubal district.
"Elements who continuously engage in violence should be held accountable if the government takes any stringent action, including reimposition of the unwanted AFSPA... I am highly upset (sic). The government cannot watch all this forever," he said.
Congress leaders are still hoping against hope for a turnaround in its poll fortunes. Several rounds of counting are still left, but the picture is unlikely to change a lot.
If the trends hold, they will be a cause of worry for the party, which is preparing for the Delhi Assembly elections in a few months.
The J-K assembly election for 90 constituencies was held over three phases on September 18, September 25 and October 1, respectively.
Leads are pointing to the Congress forming the government in the state for the third straight time.
Jammu and Kashmir election results: The trends so far also indicate the Congress and the NC alliance have crossed the halfway mark with 51 seats in the bag
Early trends showed the Congress-National Conference alliance ahead of the BJP.
Exit polls have predicted a hung Assembly, with neither the BJP nor the Congress-National Conference alliance expected to cross the majority mark of 46.
The JKNC was among the parties that contested the first polls to be held in the Union Territory in 10 years.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini contested the election from Ladwa constituency of Kurukshetra district. He said the BJP's work on the development front in the last 10 years will ensure the party sails through this time
The principal contractor will be RTX Corp for the Romania sale and BAE Systems for the Italy sale.