The Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee has strongly criticised the Central government after a high-level meeting was held in New Delhi to review the situation in the violence-hit state. Congress state president Keisham Meghachandra Singh said the discussions in Delhi had failed to bring any concrete plan for peace or normalcy in Manipur.The meeting in Delhi was chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and attended by the Manipur Director General of Police, the Chief Secretary and the Governor. Meghachandra said that despite the seriousness of the crisis, the meeting did not produce any step that could calm the situation or ensure safety for the people.The Congress leader linked this lack of progress to a fresh incident of violence reported the next morning. He said that at around 6 am on Monday, January 5, an IED blast took place at Nganukon, injuring two local residents.
He said the blast showed that violence was still continuing and people still did not feel safe. According to him, this also reflected the “failure” of the Centre’s approach to dealing with the situation.Meghachandra alleged that the Centre was not serious about restoring peace and said the present unrest was “its own creation”. He further claimed that the Central government was deliberately trying to continue President’s Rule in Manipur, even if this meant going against constitutional norms.He called this situation “the murder of democracy” and said it showed disregard for the will of the people. He also said that the people of Manipur did not want direct rule from Delhi and wanted political stability instead.Meghachandra further suggested that if both the Central and State governments were unable to restore peace, then dissolving the Manipur Assembly and holding fresh elections would be the most democratic step.
He directly blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the crisis, calling it the “architect” of the present unrest. He accused the party of following a divide-and-rule policy in the state, which he said had deepened mistrust among communities.The Congress leader said that if the Centre truly wanted peace in Manipur, it should take strong and impartial steps on the ground instead of relying on prolonged Central control. He added that continued political uncertainty was affecting faith in governance and worsening the crisis.
