Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday said that progress has been made in the process of restoring peace in Manipur and there was a need to move further ahead.
He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here to mark the 12th anniversary of the establishment of the Manipur High Court.
“We have progressed in the process of restoring peace and will need to move further ahead. After President’s rule was imposed in Manipur, the matter was discussed in both Houses of Parliament and the need to restore peace was stressed. The Union government is committed to bringing back peace in the state very soon,” he said.
Addressing the function, the Union minister said, “I pray for rapidness in the ongoing peace process in Manipur so that the state can progress and contribute to Viksit Bharat.”
Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Supreme Court judges were also present at the event.