Last Update: April 27, 2023, 23:41 IST
Manipur CM N Biren Singh (File Photo/News18)
Local police acted quickly and dispersed the crowd, but not before the venue was damaged by hundreds of burning chairs
Around 9 pm on Thursday night, an unruly mob ransacked and set on fire the place where Chief Minister N Biren Singh is scheduled to attend a program at New Lamka in Churachandpur district the next day.
Local police acted quickly and dispersed the crowd, but not before the venue was damaged by hundreds of burning chairs.
Angry mob partially set fire to newly built open gym in PT Play Police said the complex at New Lamka would be inaugurated by Biren Singh on Friday afternoon.
Apart from the inauguration of the open gym, Biren is also scheduled to attend another function organized by a local at Sadbhavna Mandap.
The mob attack came after the platform of indigenous tribal leaders called for a total Churachandpur bandh from 8 am to 4 pm. The Forum claimed that despite repeated representations to the government protesting the ongoing eviction drive to clear reserved forest areas of farmers and other tribal residents, “the government has shown no sincerity or desire to alleviate the plight of the people”. has shown no sign of.”
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