Curfew was relaxed in three districts in the Imphal Valley on Tuesday and broadband internet was suspended with conditions even as Chief Minister N Biren Singh blamed the Congress for the current crisis in Manipur and NDA MLAs called for a “massive operation” against the militants responsible. removed. murder of six women and children.

Peaceful demonstrations were also held across the state; Hundreds of people took to the streets with empty coffins in Churachandpur district, demanding justice for those killed in the gunfight with security forces in Jiribam, and members of various non-governmental organizations held a procession in Imphal. The western region will protest the re-implementation of AFSPA in some parts of the state.

Separate notifications issued by the district administrations said prohibition orders from 5 am to 10 am have been relaxed in Imphal East and West and Kakching districts to facilitate purchase of essential items “in the interest of improving law and order”. However, restrictions on large-scale gatherings, movement of individuals or sit-ins continued to apply.

The Manipur government also conditionally lifted the suspension of broadband services three days after it was implemented, considering the challenges faced by common people, healthcare facilities, educational institutions and other offices. However, as per the order issued by Home Commissioner N Ashok Kumar, mobile internet services were suspended.

Meanwhile, the chief minister attacked Congress leader P Chidambaram for his X post in which he “called for division of the state”.

Blaming the CM for the current crisis in the state, Chidambaram called for his removal and claimed that “Meiteis, Kuki-Zo and Nagas can live together in a single state only if they have genuine regional autonomy”.

Speaking to reporters, Singh said, “I was surprised to see his post talking about the partition of Manipur and blaming the chief minister for the current crisis. Chidambaram is the root cause of the current crisis. While the Union home minister and CM was O Ibobi Singh, T Guite, who contested the elections in Myanmar and was the head of the Zomi Revolutionary Army They brought a Myanmarese named.

Showing an alleged photograph of Chidambaram and Guite, he said: “The current crisis has been created by the Congress. They cannot wash their hands easily. The propaganda and claims of national leaders must be stopped. Chidambaram was responsible for bringing illegal immigrants into Manipur.”

“What happened during the Congress rule? How many people were killed in fake encounters? There are 1,500 cases related to fake encounters in the Supreme Court. I want to appeal to him (Chidambaram) not to play destructive games and destabilize Manipur. “Peace had already been achieved three-four months ago, but a few people with vested interests who wanted to destabilize the state derailed our efforts to establish peace,” he said.

At a hastily called press conference, state Congress Legislature Party leader O Ibobi Singh said: “This is purely his (Chidambaram) personal view and thoughts. “We immediately asked AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to take appropriate action.”

“Preserving the territorial integrity of Manipur has long been the Congress’ position and we will not accept any challenge to the territorial integrity of our state. “The post was deleted upon the instruction of the congress president,” he said.

Meanwhile, a meeting of 27 MLAs of the ruling BJP-led NDA on Monday night passed resolutions calling for a “mass operation” within seven days against Kuki militants responsible for the killing of six women and children in Jiribam.

It also demanded that the Kuki militants responsible for the murders be declared an ‘illegal organisation’ and that the file be handed over to the NIA immediately. The MLAs also appealed to the Center to review the implementation of AFSPA in the state.

It was stated that if the decisions taken are not implemented within the stipulated time, all NDA legislators will decide the further course of action in consultation with the people of Manipur.

However, the Imphal Valley-based Coordination Committee for Integrity of Manipur (COCOMI) expressed dissatisfaction with the MLAs’ decisions and gave a 24-hour ultimatum to review them, but when they failed to do so, they threatened to intensify their agitation.

COCOMI spokesperson K Athuba said: “People of Manipur are unhappy with the decisions calling for massive action against Kuki militants involved in the killing of civilians in Jiribam. We demand operations against Cease of Operations (SoO) groups in all parts of the state. We request them to review the decisions within 24 hours , otherwise we will increase our excitement.”

Meanwhile, hundreds of people attended the empty coffin rally organized by the Joint Relief Organization (JPO) in Churachandpur. They unfurled banners demanding justice for those killed and separate administration in the mountainous regions. Later, a memorandum addressed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah was submitted to the district administration.

Members of various non-governmental organizations also held a rally in Imphal West district to protest against the re-imposition of AFSPA in some parts of the north-eastern state. However, the march was stopped by the police at the Keisampat junction. The Center recently reimposed AFSPA in six police station areas of Manipur, including violence-hit Jiribam.