New Delhi: As Manipur continues to reel under violence, chief minister N. Biren Singh on Thursday, August 31, said that there are too many civil society organisations in the state, which he said speak in different voices, making it difficult to arrive at a solution for the ethnic conflict rocking the state.“There are too many organisations. We are at a very crucial stage now. Both the central and the state governments are confused about whom to talk to. We will go with the public (opinion) and never work against the interests of the people,” the news agency PTI quoted Singh as saying.He appealed to civic bodies to come up with a concrete proposal and to speak in one voice so that it could be conveyed to the Union government in Delhi.With the violence continuing unabated for months now, even civil society organisations are divided on community lines. Both Meiteis and Kukis, the warring factions, have community organisations of their own.While Kukis are represented by organisations such as the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), Committee On Tribal Unity (COTU), Kuki Inpi and the Zomi Council, Meiteis, on the other hand, have their own bodies such as the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), United Committee Manipur (UCM), and the All Manipur United Clubs Organisation (AMUCO).The chief minister made his comments at the state-level celebration of the ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ programme on Thursday. It aims for a unified celebration of India’s soil and valour, commemorating the nation’s journey of freedom and progress. This campaign comprises many activities and ceremonies conducted across the country.“People and civil society organisations should come together and take a concrete proposal showing their stand so that the government can convey it to the Centre. We must come together irrespective of our political and community affiliation and work together for the present and future generation to enable them to live with dignity,” Singh said at the event.He also condemned the gun attacks on Tuesday, August 29, on farmers tending their fields at Naransena in Bishnupur district. “Security forces arrested one person in this connection along with a .303 rifle,” he said.While Singh may have been appealing for peace, there have been allegations against him that he has been favouring Meiteis in the ongoing conflict, given that he is a Meitei himself. Legislators from his own Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) belonging to the Kuki-Zo community have urged the Union government to remove him to find a solution to the conflict.Since May 3, when the violence first broke out, more than 160 people have lost their lives and several thousands have been displaced from their homes.