Overview
- Yumnam Khemchand Singh met Meitei and Kuki‑Zo/Hmar internally displaced people in relief camps and villages, urging reconciliation and the removal of the trust deficit.
- The trip was his first outside Imphal since taking office on February 4 and the first chief ministerial outreach to Jiribam since the 2023 ethnic violence.
- He offered condolences to the family of Hmar teacher Zosangkim, framing peace efforts around empathy, dialogue and justice.
- He said Jiribam could grow into a business hub if calm holds, while officials said resettlement work began under President’s Rule and housing is underway.
- Security remains fragile in parts of Manipur, with recent disturbances reported in Ukhrul and internet curbs in place there, and past police claims on 2024 Jiribam killings remain disputed by tribal groups.