"If AFSPA Is Reimposed...": Manipur Chief Minister's Warning Amid Violence

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.