Overview
- At a Langthabal event Wednesday, Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said peace must come first for Manipur to progress and urged people to stay united.
- He also asked Haj pilgrims departing from Imphal to pray for lasting peace in the state.
- The Langthabal programme featured three new water supply projects and two community halls intended to serve local neighborhoods.
- He voiced suspicion of a conspiracy by what he called anti‑peace elements and pledged to identify those behind the April 7 RPG attack in Tronglaobi, which killed two children and injured their mother.
- Protests after the attack and reported CRPF firing deaths of three protesters have intensified calls for justice, while since February he has toured Jiribam, Senapati, Kangpokpi and Ukhrul to meet communities and rebuild trust.