Manipur, April 12 -- The 18th Lok Sabha election, 2024 is right around the corner and people in thevalley of Manipur, especiallythewomenfolk arein a frenzy preparing well ahead of the so-called 'Festival of Democracy'. Indeed, one can literally see the excitement, mostly during the evening, with hundreds of women cladded in colorful 'Ena-phee' roaming around the chief minister's bungalow. Maybe, they are just there as concerned citizens; to draw the attention of our people's leader Nongthombam Biren to resolve the long drawn conflict, but then again, it is never certain. This is Manipur after all.

Reportedly, even students of Dhanamanjuri University were invited for an open session with the Chief Minister at his bungalow where according ...