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<\/div>\n“Country wants to know the real picture in Manipur,” said Mamata Banerjee (File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she has written to the Centre, seeking permission to visit the strife-torn state of Manipur.<\/p>\n
According to officials, the TMC supremo has been closely monitoring incidents in the northeastern state.<\/p>\n
Questioning the “delay” by central leaders in reaching out to Manipur, she also said the “country wants to know the real picture in Manipur”.<\/p>\n
“I want to be with the people of Manipur … I have no intention to breach any protocol but wish to be with the peace-loving people of the state,” Mamata Banerjee told reporters at Nabanna, the West Bengal secretariat, adding that she had sent the letter to the central government on Monday.<\/p>\n
She had, last week, accused the BJP of trying to create “Manipur-like conflicts” in West Bengal.<\/p>\n
To visit, work or do business in Manipur, all people from outside the state require an inner line permit.<\/p>\n
However, the permit is issued by the state government and not the Centre.<\/p>\n
MamataBanerjee’s party, TMC, has been trying to expand its footprint outside West Bengal without much success.<\/p>\n
While it managed to win five seats in the recently held elections to the Meghalaya assembly, the party had no success in polls to the Tripura assembly.<\/p>\n
The TMC used to have one MLA in the Manipur assembly, prior to the elections held last year.<\/p>\n
However, TMC legislator Tongbram Robindro had joined the BJP ahead of the 2022 elections.<\/p>\n
Notably, Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in strife-torn Manipur on Monday night to try to restore peace by hammering out a solution between the warring communities.<\/p>\n
The northeastern state, afflicted by ethnic conflict for nearly a month, witnessed a sudden spurt in clashes and firing between militants and security forces on Sunday, after a relative lull for several weeks.<\/p>\n
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