Guwahati: North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is scheduled to visit violence-hit Manipur on Saturday.
Sarma is expected to meet his Manipur counterpart N Biren Singh and the other elected representatives of the state.
His visit to the strife-torn state is scheduled about a week after Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the state.
During his visit, Shah had announced ways to restore normalcy and peace in the state.
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Sarma will be visiting the Manipur for the first time since violence broke out in the Northeastern state in May.
The Assam chief minister is visiting the strife-torn state amid tension and reports of fresh violence in the state, and in the backdrop of a series of combing operations by security forces.
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