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Imphal (Mpur) [India], May 7 : The Government of Mpur will partially relax the curfew from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on Sunday to allow people to buy essential items.The decision was taken after the law and order situation improved in the Churachandpur district and after talks were held between the state government and various stakeholders, a notification stated.Earlier on May 3, owing to tension over the move to protect forests in the face of resistance from illegal immigrants and also the High Court's direction to include Meitei in scheduled tribes, the district administration imposed a complete curfew in violence-hit Churachandpur in Mpur.Amid the ongoing violence in Mpur, state governor Sushri Anusuiya Uikey on Saturday appealed to the people in the state to maintain brotherhood and dispel the feeling of fear and insecurity, said an official release from the governor's office.In the statement, the Governor said, "Violent incidents and arson that took place in the state during the last few days disturbed mutual brotherhood and peace. Some brothers and sisters of the state also died suddenly in these unfortunate incidents. I appeal to all of you, being Governor of this state, that according to Mpur state's excellent co-existence, brotherhood and mutual cooperation, all of you should maintain brotherhood, dispel the feeling of fear and insecurity and cooperate with the people around you."Governor Uikey added that she was informed that an atmosphere of insecurity, mistrust and fear has been created among the citizens of the state due to these incidents.Further, she assured the citizens that all the security forces including the Army, Rapid Action Force (RAF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are all continuously working in the state to bring the situation under control. "The security forces are very close to you at your service. They will help you by taking immediate action on your information", she said."I would like to inform you that the Army, RAF, Assam Rifles, CRPF, BSF, Police and administrative officers of the state, and people's representatives are continuously working in the state. Security forces are patrolling all the areas and take care of your safety. The security forces are ready and always at your service to deal with any disturbance", she said.The Governor added, "If any kind of incident nuisance disturbance or spreading fear, looting damaging property or causing human harm occurs around you, immediately inform the 24-hour control room of the army No. 9233637014 or the police."Earlier, Mpur Chief Minister N Biren Singh conducted a meeting with the representatives of the 'Coordinating Committee on Mpur Integrity (COCOMI)' in the wake of the violence in the State, informed CM in a tweet.Political parties including Congress, NPF, NPP, CPI (M), Aam Aadmi Party and Shiv Sena attended the meeting chaired by Biren Singh himself.Taking to Twitter CM N Biren Singh wrote "In light of the prevailing situation in Mpur, held a meeting with the representatives of 'Coordinating Committee on Mpur Integrity (COCOMI)' to highlight the crucial role of civil society orgsations in bringing peace in the state at this hour."The meeting follows violence that erupted in the immediate aftermath of inter-community clashes in a few districts of the northeastern State amid protests against the inclusion of the majority Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category.Mpur Government had requisitioned Army and Assam Rifles on May 3 and 4. State's Director General of Police P Doungel has said that the situation in the State has improved after the intervention of security forces.Forces including RAF, BSF and CRPF have been deployed in Mpur, he said and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) chief Kuldiep Singh, has been appointed as the security advisor.The State government has also appointed Additional Director-General of Police (Intelligence), Ashutosh Sinha as the overall operational commander to control the situation in Mpur, the State DGP said.The Army in a statement earlier on Friday said that situation in Mpur had been brought under control through coordinated actions by all stakeholders."The situation has been brought under control through coordinated actions by all stakeholders. IAF undertook continuous sorties from two airfields in Assam employing C17 Globemaster and AN 32 aircraft," Indian Army had stated.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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