People in Kautruk Ching Leikai, the last village 25 km away from Imphal West, the capital of Manipur, are in terror even after two and a half years of violence. The people here allege that the people of the Kuki community make animal noises at night to provoke them. He says that Kuki wants the villagers to answer so that Kuki can attack them. Meanwhile, in Manipur’s Kuki-dominated district Kangpokpi, militants set fire to many houses and farmhouses on Monday. Zeliangrong United Front took responsibility for the incident that took place in Songlung village. The Front has alleged that illegal cultivation of opium was being done in these houses and farmhouses. Kuki organization warned to close the National Highway. After this incident, Kuki civil society organization, Committee on Tribal Unity has warned that if the accused are not arrested, they will close the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway from the night of 27 January to 28 January. 2023 Victim of violence said – Bombs are not falling, but the situation is not normal. On September 8, 2023, Ningthojam Jina (17) of the village was injured. She says, she was in class 9 then. One bullet went through his right leg. She told that she was so scared then that she did not take the exam. Jina said that the situation has still not returned to normal. Zina’s elder sister Naubi said that right now there are no shots being fired, bombs are not falling but it does not mean that peace has been established. We still live under the shadow of fear. President’s rule imposed in Manipur for one year. In May 2023, caste violence started in Manipur between Meitei and Kuki-Jo communities. This continued till the early months of 2025. During the violence, incidents of arson, looting and murders took place in many areas. Thousands of people were displaced and forced to live in relief camps. The then Chief Minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh resigned on February 9, 2025. Due to not being able to stop the violence that continued for more than two years, there was constant political pressure on him. After the resignation of Biren Singh, President’s rule was imposed in Manipur on 13 February. This has been extended till February, 2026. Understand the reason for Manipur violence in 4 points… The population of Manipur is about 38 lakhs. There are three major communities here – Meitei, Naga and Kuki. Meitais are mostly Hindus. The Nga-Kuki follow Christianity. Come under ST category. Their population is about 50%. Imphal Valley, spread over about 10% of the state’s area, is dominated by the Meitei community. Naga-Kuki population is about 34 percent. These people live in about 90% of the area of the state. How the controversy started: The Meitei community demands that they too be given tribe status. The community filed a petition for this in the Manipur High Court. The community’s argument was that Manipur had merged with India in 1949. Before that they had got the status of tribe only. After this, the High Court recommended to the state government that Meitei should be included in the Scheduled Tribe (ST). What is the Meitei argument: The Meitei tribe believes that years ago their kings had called the Kukis from Myanmar to fight a war. After that they became permanent residents. These people cut forests for employment and started cultivating opium. Due to this, Manipur has become a triangle of drug smuggling. All this is happening openly. He formed an arms group to fight the Naga people. Why Naga-Kuki are against: The other two tribes are against giving reservation to Meitei community. They say that 40 out of 60 assembly seats in the state are already in the Meitei dominated Imphal Valley. In such a situation, if Meiteis get reservation in ST category, their rights will be divided. What are the political equations: Out of 60 MLAs of Manipur, 40 MLAs are from Meitei and 20 MLAs are from Naga-Kuki tribe. Till now only two out of 12 CMs have been from the tribe. ————— Also read this news… Manipur- 3 years ago, the girl who was gang-raped died: She was in shock; Kidnapping, brutality again in 2023 violence, not a single arrest so far. A 20-year-old girl, who was a victim of gang rape, has died soon after the caste violence started in Manipur on 3 May 2023. She was only 18 years old at the time of the gang rape. According to NDTV, the woman has still not recovered from the shock of kidnapping and gangrape about three years ago. Due to serious injuries, the victim started having trouble breathing. Read the full news…
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