Union Home Secretary visits Kuki-Zo relief camps in Manipur, attends security review meeting with Governor 

Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan arrived in Manipur on Monday (June 2, 2025) where he visited relief camps in the hill district of Churachandpur and attended a security review meeting chaired by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla in Imphal. Photo credit: X/ ANI

Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan arrived in Manipur on Monday (June 2, 2025) where he visited relief camps in the hill district of Churachandpur and attended a security review meeting chaired by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla in Imphal. 

The visit comes in the wake of fresh protests and a “civil disobedience” call by Meitei groups in the northeastern State over the incident in Gwaltabi on May 20, when security forces allegedly tried to cover the word “Manipur” on a State transport bus that was ferrying journalists to the hill district of Ukhrul for the Shirui Lily festival.

The protests were put on hold as Imphal and nearby areas were affected by severe floods. 

Mr. Mohan was accompanied by Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Kumar Deka, Director-General of Police Rajiv Singh, and Chief Secretary P.K. Singh as he visited two Kuki-Zo camps in Churachandpur. 

A Manipur government statement said that the “high-level Central team” led by Mr. Mohan visited relief camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Churachandpur district.

“The delegation visited Sadbhavna Mandap Relief Centre, Tuibong and Dorcas Veng Relief Centre to assess the situation and extend support,” it said.

The team interacted with displaced families, reviewed facilities, and inaugurated a creche, a tailoring programme for women and a children’s library. 

“Fifteen students who cleared the 2025 HSLC [Class 10] examination from both camps were felicitated with gifts and appreciation certificates,” the statement added.

The Home Secretary is on a two-day visit to the State. The visit assumes significance as 23 BJP legislators met in Imphal on May 30 agreeing to set aside “personal ambitions” and press for the formation of a “popular government” acknowledging the desire of the people. Manipur was placed under President’s Rule on February 13. 

Around 60,000 people displaced from their homes in the hill and valley districts of Manipur have been living in relief camps since May 2023.

Around 250 people have been killed in the ethnic violence between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei people that erupted in the State on May 3, 2023.

Published - June 02, 2025 10:20 pm IST