Imphal, June 20 -- Two powerful outfits belonging to the Meitei community, the Coordination Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) and the All Manipur United Clubs' Organization (AMUCO), have demanded measures to ensure the safety of farmers in the fields and to prevent further incidents in the coming days.

The president of COCOMI's farmers' wing, A.P. Elangbam, told mediapersons on Friday that the Manipur government, currently under President's Rule, must fix working hours for farmers and implement foolproof security measures during this Kharif season at the earliest.

He stated that due to ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, farming activities in the Imphal Valley have been severely affected for over two years.

A senior police offici...