The Minister said there should not be any violence and no violence should be linked to any political party.
Fresh clashes broke out between the Zomi and Hmar tribes in the Churachandpur town of Manipur late on Tuesday, hours after a peace agreement was reached between the apex bodies of the two communities.
The apex bodies of two tribes, the Hmar Inpui and the Zomi Council, jointly resolved to restore peace and normalcy in the district.
More than 4,100 firearms looted from police armouries during the peak of ethnic violence in Manipur have been voluntarily surrendered to authorities till Saturday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level security review meeting on Saturday, instructing security forces to ensure the free movement of people across Manipur from March 8 and to take strict action against any attempts to obstruct roads.
The violence began when militants entered an isolated home approximately five kilometers from the district headquarters and shot a man dead while he slept.
The incident took place on Takhel Ngaram Road under the jurisdiction of the Lamlai police station.
Gandhi said that he does not want to politicise the issue and requested Prime Minister Modi to come to Manipur and listen to the people’s voice.
Changing its stance on the Manipur violence, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church on Wednesday said the violence in the northeast state is not a religious issue but a tribal conflict.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra clarified that the identification of such structures shall cover all religious faiths and denominations.
