PM likely to visit Manipur, security forces told to be prepared: Officer

Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi going to visit Manipur this month?

- Prawesh Lama

Several people familiar with the matter, in Imphal and New Delhi, said that he could, although there has been no official confirmation of a visit.

A senior security officer in Manipur, who asked not to be named, said that in two meetings chaired separately by Union home secretary Govind Mohan and governor Ajay Bhalla, security forces were told to be prepared for a visit by the Prime Minister.

A senior BJP functionary in New Delhi, who too asked not to be named, said “the PM's visit to Manipur is likely and is being planned. No dates have been fixed yet.”