Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey on the recommendations of the state cabinet summoned the monsoon session of the state assembly on August 29 after the main opposition Congress and various other organisations have been demanding to convene the assembly session.
The viral video of the May 4 incident renewed the national attention on Manipur, where violence broke out nearly three months ago, killing over 160 people since then, and injuring hundreds
The Prime Minister termed the incident as disgraceful for civil society, and he assured the nation that the plight of the daughters of Manipur will never be forgotten.
After 54 days, movement of vehicles carrying essentials resumed along the NH-2 as the economic blockade, imposed by various organisations in the wake of the ethnic violence in Manipur, was lifted on July 2