PM Modi in Manipur's Churachandpur: 'A new dawn of hope, progress is knocking on the door' - Top 10 quotes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarded Manipur as “courage and determination” on Saturday when he visited the state for the first time in two years, as ethnic violence broke out in the state in 2023. Modi said after meeting the victims of violence, he could see a new dawn of hope and progress knocking on the door. “The country Manipur is the land of courage and bravery … I want to greet the passion of the people of Manipur. All of you have come here despite the heavy rain, I would like to thank you for your love, ‘said the Premier Modi that he was addressing a meeting in Manipur’s Churachandpur city on September 13. Manipur has been through ethnic violence for more than two years that claimed at least 260 people and moved another 50,000 people. The clashes, which began for the first time between the Meitei and Kuki communities, have since spread to almost every community in the state, which spurred the dismissal of the state government in February this year and the imposition of the governor’s rule. Churachandpur, the Kuki fortress, is one of the two areas that was worst hit during ethnic clashes in Manipur. Churachandpur saw fresh collisions on Thursday when unidentified crimes were reportedly vandalized and removed for the PM Modi event. Premier Modi met with groups of people who were displaced by the ethnic violence in Manipur on Churachandpur’s peace field, before his speech. During the interaction, he listened to the concern of the families of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and reassured them of the center’s dedication to restoring peace and normality in the state. Premier Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, laid the foundation for various development projects worth more than £ 7,300 crore in Churachandpur today. The projects include the manipur -urban roads, drainage and asset management improvement project worth more than £ 3.600 crore, five national highway projects worth more than £ 2500, the Manipur Infotech Development (MIND) project, and working female residences in nine places. Here are top quotes from the address of the Premier Modi at Churachandpur: 1-The Land Manipur is the land of courage and bravery … I want to greet the passion of the people of Manipur. Despite the heavy rain, everyone comes here, I would like to thank you for Your love. 2-I am glad that my helicopter could not take off due to bad weather and that I had to get by road. On the road I see the enthusiasm of people wearing the tricolor. I bow my head with the people of Manipur. 3-manipur is a border state. Connectivity was a challenge for the state. Due to a lack of good road connection, people here have problems and I acknowledge it. Since 2014, Center has worked on addressing this issue 4-I has given special tension on improving connectivity in Manipur. The growing connectivity is to improve facilities for the people of Manipur and to increase youth jobs here. The Land Manipur is the land of courage and bravery … I want to greet the passion of the people of Manipur. 5-I met people who were through violence earlier today. A new dawn of hope and progress is to knock on the door. 6-There is ‘Mani’ in the name of Manipur. It is that ‘mani’ that will make the entire northeast shine in the future. The Government of India has tried to take Manipur forward on the path of development. Here, a while ago, the groundstone of projects worth about 7,000 crore was laid.