PM Modi, Biren Singh's 1st Face-To-Face Meeting On Manipur Violence

• Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi to discuss the ongoing ethnic violence in the state.
• The meeting, held on the sidelines of a BJP Chief Ministers' conclave, was exclusive with only Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh in attendance.
• The session aimed to outline the Centre and state's plans for resolving the crisis, amid heavy Opposition criticism of PM Modi's silence on the issue.
• The BJP is particularly focused on Manipur after losing both Lok Sabha seats to the Congress in the recent elections.
• The violence between the Meitei community and various tribes has resulted in over 220 deaths and displaced nearly 50,000 people, with ongoing demands for separate administrative arrangements.

Source: The Hindu