Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed the BJP government freed Manipur from bandhs and terrorism and brought it on the path of development.
Amit Shah said the BJP government defeated insurgency and lifted Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, or AFSPA from six districts of the state. Talking to the public rally at Moirang in Bishnupur district after virtually inaugurating 12 projects worth ₹ 300 crores and laying the foundation stone of nine projects worth ₹ 1,007 crores.
“There was a situation of terror during the Congress rule in Manipur. Now, it is among the best governed small states,” he said.
Amit Shah said the BJP-led government at the Centre has invested ₹ 3.45 lakh crore in the Northeast in less than eight years and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the region 51 times during this period.
Noting that the N Biren Singh government in the state is undertaking massive operations against drug trafficking and abuse, he said the BJP will make Manipur drug-free by the next election.
