Newly recruited Meitei, Kuki police personnel to be posted together, says Manipur CM Biren

Manipur CM N. Biren Singh unites police cadets from Meitei, Kuki communities to restore peace in the State.

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Monday (December 23, 2024) said the newly recruited police cadets, including those from Meitei and Kuki communities, will be posted together as a “team” in an attempt to bring back peace in the ethnic violence-hit State. Nearly 2,000 recruits of the Manipur Police passed out from the Lachit Borphukan Police Academy here on Monday, strengthening the force in the State.

Assam and Manipur Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya and Mr. Singh attended the ceremony as the chief guests.

“The community-wise division took place due to the present situation. It was not like this earlier, and I will not allow this to happen in future,” the CM told reporters after the ceremony. The newly trained personnel will have to do everything together like they trained here, he said.

“We have to start working together to bring peace to the State. Their postings will be together. We will not break the team. We will try to restore the unity of earlier Manipur,” Mr. Singh said.

Out of the 1,946 recruits of the Manipur Police from the Academy here, the caste distribution of them is diverse with 62% being Meiteis, 12% Kukis and the remaining 26% belonging to the Naga and other tribes. Asked about the ongoing law and order situation in Manipur, Mr. Singh said it is complicated and will take time to normalise.

“We all have seen that peace is returning to the State,” he said.

On the recent arrests of Bangladesh nationals entering India illegally in Manipur, the CM said it is not the State’s issue alone. “Bangladeshi nationals illegally entering India are being arrested in Manipur, Assam, Tripura, Arunachal. We all have to tackle it together as it is our region’s issue,” Mr. Singh said.