मणिपुर में ड्रोन हमलों के खिलाफ प्रदर्शन: राज भवन और CM हाउस के करीब पहुंचा हजारों लोगों का मार्च, पुलिस ने आंसू गैस के गोले दागे

1 September- violence first drone attack : On September 1, the state witnessed its first drone attack. Militants fired and attacked with drones from the hill tops in Kotruk village of Imphal West district, targeting lower areas of Kotruk and Kadangband valley. Two people were killed and nine injured in this.

3 September- Drone attack in Sejm Chirang village: The militants carried out drone attacks in Sejam Chirang village of Imphal district. Three people including a woman were injured in this. The militants dropped three explosives from the drone in the residential area, which exploded inside the houses, breaking the roof. The militants also fired from the top of the hill.

6 September- Rocket attack on former CM’s house: Former Chief Minister Mairembam Koireng’s house was attacked in Moirang in Manipur’s Bishnupur district. Kuki militants threw rocket bombs. An elderly man died in this attack, while 5 people were injured. Mairembam Koireng was the first Chief Minister of the state.

September 7 – Two attacks in Jiribam, 5 killed: The first incident took place about 7 KM away from the district headquarters. Here suspected hill militants entered a house and shot an elderly man while he was sleeping. He lived alone in the house. In the second incident, firing took place between Kuki and Meitei people. 4 people died in this.

Manipur Police had shared the video of deployment of anti-drone system on its social media handle.

Amid the ongoing violence in Manipur, the state government took a big step. Manipur IG (Intelligence) K. Kabib said on Saturday (September 7) that a strong anti-drone system has been deployed. He said that new weapons are being purchased for the policemen. Senior police officers have been deployed on the ground. Aerial patrolling is continuing through army helicopters. Security personnel are deployed in sensitive areas.

The Chief Minister demanded to increase the powers of the state government CM Biren Singh has handed over a list of 8-point demands to Governor Laxman Acharya. It talks about giving power and responsibilities to the state government as per the constitution. Along with this, the CM has demanded the cancellation of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with the Kuki militants, so that the security forces can take action against the Kuki militants with full force. Apart from this, it has also been said to start the process of National Register of Citizens (NRC) and expel all illegal immigrants.

So far 226 people have died in Manipur violence

Violence has been going on in Manipur since May 3, 2023 between the Kuki and Meitei communities over reservation. According to government figures, 226 people have died in the violence so far. More than 1100 people have been injured. More than 65 thousand people have left their homes.

Know in 4 points what is the reason behind Manipur violence… Manipur has a population of about 38 lakhs. There are three major communities here – Meitei, Naga and Kuki. Meitei are mostly Hindus. Naga-Kuki follow Christianity. They come under the ST category. Their population is about 50%. Imphal valley, spread over about 10% of the state’s area, is dominated by the Meitei community. The Naga-Kuki population is about 34 percent. These people live in about 90% of the state’s area.

How the dispute started: The Meitei community demands that they should also be given the status of a tribe. The community filed a petition in the Manipur High Court for this. The community argued that Manipur was merged with India in 1949. Before that they had the status of a tribe. After this, the High Court recommended to the state government that the Meitei should be included in the Scheduled Tribe (ST).

What Meitei argues is: The Meitei tribe believes that years ago their kings had called the Kukis from Myanmar to fight the war. After that they became permanent residents. These people cut down the forests for employment and started cultivating opium. Due to this, Manipur has become a triangle of drug smuggling. All this is happening openly. They formed an arms group to fight the Naga people.

Why the Naga-Kukis are protesting: The other two tribes are against giving reservation to the 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 Meitei gets reservation in the 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. So far, only two out of 12 CMs have been from tribes.

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