New Delhi: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh met Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday (August 24) to discuss rehabilitation of those displaced by the violence in the state and sought assistance in rebuilding houses that were destroyed in the clashes, the Hindu reported.Singh has asked for Rs 150-200 crore from the Union government, the report said. “The chief minister has recently inaugurated 400 prefabricated huts built to provide shelter to those who lost their homes in the violence. The Centre has given Rs 100 crore to build shelters and provide other relief, but we need to start rebuilding the destroyed homes – it will instil confidence among people,” an official was quoted by the Hindu as saying.While the Manipur government intends to rebuild all houses burnt during the violence, the initial target is to deliver approximately 1,000.The security situation in the state, coordination between Manipur police and central forces, and surrender of looted weapons were also discussed in the meeting, the report said.Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said 50 more companies of the CRPF are being sent to Manipur to strengthen buffer zones between the hills and the valley and provide security to the CBI team probing multiple FIRs related to violence in the state.Also read: Manipur Governor Summons Assembly Session on August 29Following the clashes, there has been a geographical separation of the communities, with Kukis withdrawing to the hills, and Meiteis leaving the hills for the valley. Central forces have been instructed to strictly maintain the sanctity of buffer zones created to prevent the movement of Meiteis towards the hills and Kukis towards valley areas, the report said.“Right now emotions are running high…but let’s remember that the Naga-Kuki war was far more violent, and yet with time we have seen them coexisting peacefully. It may take some time but it will happen in this case, too,” an official was quoted by the Hindu as saying.More than 150 people have been killed and more than 50,000 displaced in the ethnic violence between the Kuki and Meitei communities. Singh said the violence that began on May 3 was likely preplanned.He said that “there was no reason for the violence” because the state government had not taken action on the high court ruling that prompted the initial protests. “Had we agreed for ST demand then there would have been a reason. We cannot take the decisions unilaterally, there are 34 tribes in Manipur,” Singh said.The chief minister also claimed to have been unaware of the sexual assault of the three women who were paraded by a mob on May 4 in Thoubal and said that the video was ‘leaked’ a day before the Monsoon session of the Parliament as part of a ‘conspiracy’.Ahead of the upcoming session on August 29, Singh said he has spoken to the Meitei civil society groups and will ensure that the Kuki-Zo MLAs are not harmed. The tribal MLAs are likely to skip the Session due to security concerns, the Hindu reported.“The [Kuki] MLAs and Ministers, we are old friends, I am talking to them, I told them we cannot be separated. We have been together all these years and will be together in future as well. Only the illegal migrants cannot be accommodated,” Singh said.