Bharatiya

These sentiments have deepened since 2019 when the federal government, led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, stripped the region of its autonomy.

But last week, police added Section 152 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita - as India’s new legal code is called - to the list of charges, accusing him of “endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India”.

“The company will defend itself, and the law will take its course,” said Sambit Patra, a spokesman for Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P.

Locals accuse the Bharatiya Janata Party-run Manipur and federal governments of not doing enough to quell the violence.

After that, she made a two-day state visit, the first by a head of government to India after Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition's third consecutive victory in parliamentary elections.