Home Minister Rajnath Singh will meet Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Wednesday to discuss the protracted economic blockade along the two national highways in the state. While a meeting of the Congress Legislative Party on Tuesday told Ibobi to put all his cards on the table. Rajnath Singh has expressed surprise that the UNC has not lifted the blockade as some scribes from Manipur met the minister recently. Minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju recently said the blockade in any form was “totally unacceptable” and “additional central paramilitary forces will be rushed to Manipur to cope with the situation”. However, Ibobi has said: “First, the UNC should lift the blockade and ensure to never repeat it again.

Source: Hindustan Times January 18, 2017 09:51 UTC