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Caste violence continues in Manipur from 2-3 May 2023.
The National People’s Party (NPP), which has withdrawn support to the BJP-led government in Manipur, has said that the party may reconsider its decision if the BJP removes Chief Minister N Biren Singh.
NPP National Vice President Yumnam Joykumar Singh said- Biren Singh has completely failed to bring peace in the state. This is why the National President of NPP withdrew support from the government.
However, the withdrawal of support had no impact on the Manipur government as the BJP has an absolute majority with 32 MLAs in the 60-member House. Naga People’s Front and JD(U) are also in the ruling alliance.
MLA may have participated due to confusion – Joykumar
Joykumar claimed that three NPP MLAs had attended the meeting chaired by the CM on November 18, which could be due to confusion. The meeting was for NDA MLAs. We have only withdrawn support from the Biren Singh led government, but we are still allies of the NDA.
However, we have warned our MLAs that action can be taken against them if they attend such meetings without prior approval of the state or national president.
Security forces are strictly checking people coming and going to violence-hit areas.
Jewelery worth Rs 1.5 crore looted from MLA’s house
Recently in Manipur, during the attack on the houses of MLAs, it has been revealed that jewelery worth Rs 1.5 crore was looted. JDU MLA K. Joykishan Singh’s mother has lodged a complaint with the police. The vandalizing mob also looted Rs 18 lakh in cash from the MLA’s residence in Thangmeiband area. Many items kept for the displaced people were also destroyed.
Relief camp volunteer Sanayai claimed that lockers, electronics items and furniture were vandalized during the violence. The mob took away 7 gas cylinders. Documents of the displaced people were destroyed. Also tried to take three ACs.
According to the police, on the evening of 16 November, the mob vandalized the MLA’s residence for about two hours. The MLA was in Delhi at that time for the treatment of a family member.
After increasing violence in Manipur last week, angry people vandalized the houses of many MLAs. The violence had erupted after three women and three children went missing from a relief camp in Jiribam district.
Curfew relaxed in 4 districts
The Central Government recently announced the deployment of 50 new CAPF companies in Manipur.
Meanwhile, the state government has relaxed curfew at different times in four districts of the valley to allow people to buy essential items. The district magistrates of Imphal East and Thoubal have given relaxation from 5 am to 12 noon. Whereas for Imphal West and Bishnupur districts this relaxation will be from 5 am to 4 pm. Earlier, officials of the four districts had said that the relaxation in curfew will be from 5 am to 4 pm.
Postmortem of 6 missing people in Assam, family refused to take the body
On November 11, six people were missing from Jiribam following a gunfight between security forces and Kuki-Jo militants. Their bodies were recently found in Jiri River and Barak River in Cachar, Assam. Six people, including three women and children from the Meitei community, had gone missing from a relief camp in Borobekara area of Jiribam. It was said that he was abducted by Kuki-Zo militants.
However, even after the post-mortem is completed, the bodies are still in the mortuary of Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) in Assam as the family members are not ready to take them back for the last rites.
Why did the situation worsen again in Manipur?
- 11 November: Security forces had killed 10 Kuki militants in Jiribam. During the encounter, Kuki militants had kidnapped 6 Meiteis (3 women, 3 children).
- 15-16 November: Bodies of five of the six kidnapped people were recovered.
- 16 November: There were attacks on the houses of CM N Biren Singh and BJP MLAs. At the same time, 19 BJP MLAs including some ministers wrote a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) demanding the removal of CM Biren Singh.
- 17 November: The situation worsened after a Meitei protestor was killed by police firing in Jiribam district at night. CRPF DG Anish Dayal Singh reached Manipur on November 17 to take stock of the violence.
- 18 November: The body of the last woman kidnapped was found.
Violent incidents took place in Manipur in November
- 11 November: One farmer was killed and several were injured when militants opened fire from a hill on farmers working in the fields in Manipur’s Yaingangpokpi Shantikhongban area.
- 9-10 November: The firing incident took place on November 10 in Sansabi, Sabungkhok Khunau and Thamnapokpi areas of Imphal East district. On November 9, a 34-year-old woman was killed by militants in Saiton in Bishnupur district. The woman was working in the fields at the time of the incident.
- 8 November: Six houses were burnt by armed militants in Jairawan village of Jiribam district. The villagers alleged that the attackers had also opened fire. A woman had died in the incident. The deceased woman was identified as Josangkim Hamar (31). He has 3 children. Villagers allege that the attackers belonged to the Meitei community. Many people ran away from home after the incident.
- 7 November: A woman from the Hamar tribe was killed by suspected militants. They also set fire to houses in Jiribam. In the police case, her husband alleged that she was raped before being burnt alive. A day later, a woman from the Meitei community was shot dead by suspected Kuki rebels.
560 days of violence in Manipur Violence between Kuki-Meitei has been going on for more than 560 days. During this period, 237 deaths occurred, more than 1500 people were injured, 60 thousand people left their homes and are living in relief camps. About 11 thousand FIRs were registered and 500 people were arrested.
During this period, incidents like nude parade of women, gang rape, burning alive and throat slitting took place. Even now Manipur is divided into two parts. There are Kukis in the hill districts and Meiteis in the plain districts. Boundaries have been drawn between the two, crossing which means death.
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