Manipur moving toward peace, signs of normalcy visible: RSS
Responding to a question on the state-of-affairs in the state, Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh of the RSS Sunil Ambekar said when a situation deteriorates somewhere things do not change overnight.
New Delhi: Amidst ongoing concerns over the current situation in Manipur, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Monday said the state is witnessing normalcy returning gradually.
Speaking to ThePrint later in the day, Ambekar said that since the beginning, RSS workers have been carrying out social work for the community while engaging in a dialogue with both sides. 'Sangh functionaries have been engaged in social work as well as being in a dialogue (samvad) as far as Manipur is concerned and things have improved in the past few months,' he added.
Speaking to ThePrint, an RSS functionary said the organisation has been carrying out several outreach initiatives to engage diverse sections of society.
Manipur witnessed prolonged unrest following the outbreak of violence in May 2023.
The ethnic conflict has claimed over 200 lives and displaced over 60,000 people. It has led to a complete segregation of the two main communities in the state—predominantly the Meiteis and the Kukis. While the Kukis have fled the Imphal Valley, where the Meiteis live, the latter have left their homes and fled from the hills, where the Kukis live.
The deteriorating law and order situation led the Centre to impose President's Rule in February this year. The state assembly, though, was not dissolved but put in suspended animation for 6 months. The President's Rule remains in effect till 12 August. If a government is not installed by then, the Centre can extend it for a maximum of 3 years with parliamentary approvals every 6 months.
Highlighting the plan and programmes for the centenary year of the RSS, Ambekar said such issues were discussed in the 'Pranth Pracharak' meeting held from 4 to 6 July.
'During the centenary year, Hindu conferences will be organised at the mandal level in rural areas and the colony level in urban areas with the participation of all sections of the society. At present, there are 58,964 mandals and 44,055 colonies in the country as per the Sangh Rakhshan. In Hindu conferences, topics like festivals of the society, social unity and harmony, and Panch-Parivartan will be discussed,' Ambekar said.
Similarly, social harmony meetings will be organised in 11,360 blocks/cities to promote harmony in the society. 'Major citizen seminars will be organised in 924 districts of the country. Topics like India's idea, India's pride, India's self, etc., will be discussed in the seminars,' he added.
(Edited by Viny Mishra)
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