IMPHAL: CM Biren Singh on Thursday said the strife besieging Manipur has pulled back the state by many years.
“We were witnessing progress across many sectors — infrastructure, power, information, roads, water, education, health, inclusiveness and many others. But the conflict that began in May last year has pulled us back many years behind,” Biren said in his Republic Day greetings.
Rebuilding physical structures and houses is one thing and rebuilding lives and bonds is another and the state government recognizes this, he added.
Emphasizing that the state government has to be and is a “neutral entity”, Biren said the government believes in equality and justice for all.
“The government cannot take sides in a conflict of the nature that Manipur is passing through today. It is with belief in these principles enshrined in the Constitution of India that we will leave no stone unturned in bringing back peace and normalcy to the State,” he promised.
He said R-Day has a greater significance for “our brothers and sisters braving the winter in relief camps and other temporary shelters. The cold of the night must not drive them….”
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