Manipur CM demands handover of unified command amid escalated violence

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Biren Singh, along with the ruling party MLAs, including his Cabinet colleagues and the Assembly Speaker, submitted a memorandum to Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya on Sunday, demanding that the unified command of the state government be handed over to the chief minister.I)..

The memorandum, which has not yet been made public, reportedly includes several other demands from the state government and civil society organisations (CSOs) of Manipur since the violence erupted..

After six people were killed in the border district of Jiribam, a gunfight restarted on Sunday morning at Mongbung-Seijang village between combined security forces and Kuki militants..

Police officials familiar with the matter said that Kuki militants attacked Meitei residences at Mongbung, about 18 km southeast of the Jiribam Police Station..

Besides, the Directorate of Education-School, Manipur, issued an order on Sunday stating that all schools of the state, including government schools, aided schools, private, and central schools shall remain closed for another two days till Tuesday..

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