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Amit Shah to Visit Manipur for Senapati Medical College Foundation
Amit Shah plans to visit Manipur in the first week of October.
He is expected to begin work on a new medical college in Senapati district.
He will also review other projects meant to develop the state.
Shah made this promise after meeting Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh in New Delhi.
The chief minister raised issues affecting Manipur during the meeting.
Shah said the central government would support the people of the state.
A bus service linking Imphal, Dimapur and Guwahati recently restarted after being stopped for more than three years.
The government also reported that people and vehicles could move freely on National Highway 2.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Manipur in the first week of October this year.
Shah is expected to lay the foundation stone for the new Senapati Medical College and review development projects.
The announcement followed Shah’s meeting with Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Shah assured the chief minister that the central government would support the aspirations of Manipur’s people.
Shah praised the resumption of the Imphal-Dimapur-Guwahati bus service and free movement on National Highway 2.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh.
- What
- Shah is scheduled to visit Manipur, lay the foundation stone for Senapati Medical College and review development projects.
- Where
- Manipur, particularly Senapati district; the announcement followed a meeting in New Delhi.
- When
- The visit is scheduled for the first week of October this year; the reports do not specify the year.
- Why
- The visit is intended to launch the medical college and review development work after discussions about issues affecting Manipur.
Key facts
- Planned visit
- First week of October this year
- Main event
- Foundation stone ceremony for the new Senapati Medical College
- Location
- Senapati district, predominantly inhabited by Naga tribal people
- Additional activities
- Review of various developmental projects in Manipur
- Transport development
- The Imphal-Dimapur-Guwahati inter-state bus service resumed on August 21 after more than three years
- Highway access
- Free movement of people and vehicles was reported along National Highway 2
- Conflict impact
- At least 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless since May 2023, according to the PTI report
Quotes
A senior Manipur Chief Minister’s Office official
An unidentified senior official from the Manipur Chief Minister’s Office who described the meeting
“Shah gave a patient hearing to all the issues relating to the state as raised by Khemchand Singh. The Union Home Minister then informed the Manipur Chief Minister that the Central government would fulfil the aspirations of the people of Manipur”
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thehansindia.com
“Amit Shah will also visit the state in the first week of October this year. During his visit, the Union home minister will lay the foundation stone of Senapati Medical College and oversee other developmental projects of the state”
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Sources
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