New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to arrive in Manipur on Saturday for a few hours and hold public meetings at two places. A meeting was held today at Raj Bhawan in Imphal to discuss the visit of the Prime Minister to the State. The meeting was chaired by the Governor of Manipur, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, and attended by former Chief Minister N. Biren, Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly- Th. Satyabrata, MLAs and the President of BJP Manipur Pradesh- Adhikarimayum Sarda Devi.
During the meeting, a discussion was held regarding the public meetings to be addressed by the Prime Minister during his visit to the State and projects which will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister.
Here are some of the key details:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address two separate rallies in Imphal and Churachandpur
- According to the reports, Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla met with at least five Kuki-Zo MLAs in Churachandpur on Tuesday.
- This will be PM Modi’s first visit to the strife-torn Manipur after violence broke out in May 2023.
- Modi is expected to visit Manipur after his visit to neighbouring Mizoram.
- Officials and security forces said that Modi might address the crowd, composed largely of Kuki-Zo community members, at the main ground in Churachandpur town
- In Imphal, preparations are on for the PM to possibly address the crowd in the historic Kangla Fort.
- On Tuesday, Governor Bhalla met with MLAs Ngursanglur Sanate, Vungzagin Valte, L Haokip, LM Khaute and Paolienlal Haokip, along with BJP’s Churachandpur district president Thanglam Haokip, at the deputy commissioner’s office
PM Modi might fly to Churachandpur from Aizawl if the weather permits, the report said. “After the programme in Churachandpur, he will then fly to Imphal. If weather does not permit then he will take a flight to Imphal, attend the event there, meet people and then come to Churachandpur,” Hindustan Times reported quoting an unnamed official.
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