“The Prime Minister is silent and the Home Minister has been ineffective. That does not mean that there is any opening for any other country. This is an Indian challenge which we as Indians have to address sensitively and resolutely,” he said.
Given the frequency of violence in these troughs where the Valley meets the hills, the Manipur security establishment had decided to create buffer zones in these areas so that Valley people could be prevented from going towards the hills and vice versa.
In May, Chief Minister Zoramthanga had written to the Prime Minister seeking financial assistance of at least Rs 10 crore to support those displaced by the ethnic violence. A delegation led by state cabinet minister Robert Royte had also visited Delhi earlier this month to press for funds.