Keny further said that “the Home Minister Amit Shah has assured us that excluding Christians (in Nagaland) and some tribal communities from the scope of a UCC is being considered by the Law Commission.”
On Wednesday, Chief minister Neiphiu Rio, deputy chief ministers Yanthungo Patton and TR Zeliang, along with the other cabinet ministers, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, and the Speaker of the state legislative Assembly met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha inaugurated the 'Kharchi Puja', a day after worshipping 14 deities simultaneously in the erstwhile princely state's previous capital Puran Habeli.
Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Singh said the Home Minister has advised to strengthen the work towards achieving everlasting peace and also sought the cooperation of every stakeholder in Manipur to ensure that peace prevails in the state.
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has been under tremendous pressure from the opposition parties and several other groups due to the on-going ethnic violence in the state of Manipur since May 3.