The situation in Manipur remains tense after the violence that broke out on Saturday night. Meanwhile, dead bodies of a woman and a child have been found in Assam. The dead bodies of both were recovered from Cachar district.
Home Minister Amit Shah will review the security situation in the state on Monday. National Investigation Agency (NIA) will investigate 3 cases related to Manipur violence.
In Manipur, people attacked the house of Chief Minister N Biren Singh and 13 MLAs. A fire was also set. Protests continue after bodies of 3 women and 3 children are found in Manipur.
A curfew has been imposed in Imphal East and Imphal West in view of the violence. Internet services are down in 7 districts. CRPF chief Anish Dayal has been sent to take stock of the situation.
There is a curfew in Imphal East and Imphal West. Security has been intensified.
NPP withdrew support from BJP The National People's Party (NPP), which is part of the BJP government in Manipur, withdrew support on Sunday. The NPP has 7 members in the 60-member Manipur Assembly. who were supporting the BJP government. BJP has 32 members, while the majority figure is 31. In such a situation there is no threat to the government at present.
Manipur demanded withdrawal of AFSPA The Manipur government has asked the Center to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Due to the violence, the central government imposed AFSPA on November 14 in Imphal West, Imphal East, Jiribam, Kangpokpi and Sekmai, Lamsang, Lamlai, Jiribam, Leemakhong and Moirang police station areas of Bishnupur district.
What happened in Manipur? On November 16, the houses of CM N Biren Singh and BJP MLAs were attacked. At the same time, 19 BJP MLAs including some ministers have written to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) demanding the removal of CM Biren Singh. According to sources, President's rule may be imposed in the state if the situation worsens in the next two-three days.
On November 16, bodies of two women and a child were found on the banks of Barak river in Jiribam. It is suspected that he was abducted by Kuki militants from Jiribam on November 11. On November 11 itself, security forces killed 10 gunmen. The Kuki-Jo organization called these 10 people as village guards. The dead bodies of a woman and two children were also found on the night of November 15.
5 pictures of the demonstration in Imphal…
In Imphal, Maitai protesters ransacked and set fire to the houses of MLAs.
Maitai protesters burnt tires on roads in Keeshampat area of Imphal West district.
Protesters attacked MLA Leeshangtham Susindro's house in Khurai Lamlong, Imphal East. Police fired tear gas shells here.
Protesters set fire to the house of BJP MLA Sapam Kunjkeswar in Imphal.
Local people extinguished the fire in Sapam Kunjkeswar's house.
Khadge said – the people of Manipur will not forgive Modi Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that BJP wants Manipur to burn. It is doing politics of hatred and division. 17 people have lost their lives in the state since November 7. Violence broke out in several other districts.
You (PM Modi) failed in the case of Manipur. If you ever go to Manipur in future, the people there will never forgive you. They will never forget that you left them to them.
The farmer was killed On November 11 itself, militants fired from a hilltop on farmers working in the fields in Yaingangpokpi Shantikhongban area of Manipur, killing one farmer and injuring several others.
The police said that in this area, the terrorists fire from the hills to the lower areas. Farmers working in the fields are being targeted. Farmers are afraid to go to the fields due to the attack.
November 9: A woman was killed by militants in Saiton in Bishnupur district.
November 9-10: Killing of woman, firing from a hill An incident of firing took place on November 10 in Sansabi, Sabungkhok Khunau and Thamnapokpi areas of Imphal East district. A 34-year-old woman was killed by militants in Saiton of Bishnupur district on November 9. The woman was working in the field at the time of the incident. The terrorists fired from the hill to the lower areas.
November 8: Terrorists set fire to 6 houses, 1 woman killed On November 8, six houses were burnt down by armed militants in Jairavan village of Jiribam district. Villagers alleged that the attackers also opened fire. A woman died in this incident. The deceased woman was identified as Josangkim Humar (age 31). He has 3 children. Villagers alleged that the attackers belonged to the Maitai community. After the incident, many people left the house and ran away.
On November 7, the woman was burnt alive after being raped On November 7, a woman belonging to the Hamar tribe was killed by suspected militants. They also set fire to houses in Jiribam. In the police case, her husband has alleged that she was raped before being burnt alive. A day later a woman from the Maitai community was shot dead by suspected Kuki insurgents.
Violence continues in Manipur for almost 500 days It has been almost 500 days since the ongoing violence between Kuki-Maitai. During this period 237 people died, more than 1500 people were injured, 60 thousand people left their homes and live in relief camps. About 11 thousand FIRs were registered and 500 people were arrested.
During this time there were incidents like naked parade of women, gang rape, burning alive and throat slitting. Even now Manipur is divided into two parts. Kuki in hill districts and Maitai in plain districts. Boundaries are drawn between the two, crossing means death.
School- mobile internet was stopped. The state government banned the internet for 5 days on September 10 following a sudden rise in violent incidents in Manipur. However, the ban on broadband internet was lifted on 12 September.
Understand the cause of Manipur violence in 4 points… The population of Manipur is about 38 lakhs. There are three main communities here- Maitai, Naga and Kuki. Maitai are mostly Hindus. The Nga-Kuki follow Christianity. falls under ST category. Their population is about 50%. The Maitai community dominates the Imphal Valley, which covers about 10% of the state. Naga-Kuki constitute about 34 percent of the population. These people live in almost 90% of the state.
How the controversy started: The Maitai community is demanding that they too be given tribal status. The community filed a petition in the Manipur High Court for this. The community's contention was that Manipur had merged with India in 1949. Before that they got only tribal status. After this, the High Court recommended to the state government that Maitai be included in the Scheduled Tribe (ST).
What is Maitai's argument: The Maitai tribe believes that years ago their kings called the Kukis from Myanmar to fight in the war. After that he became a permanent resident. These people cut forests for employment and started opium cultivation. Due to which Manipur has become a triangle of drug smuggling. All this is happening openly. He formed an armed group to fight the Naga people.
Why Naga-Kuki is against: The other two castes are against giving reservation to Maitai community. They say 40 of the state's 60 Assembly seats are already in the Maitai-dominated Imphal Valley. In such a situation, if Maitai gets reservation in ST category, their rights will be divided.
What are political equations: Out of 60 MLAs in Manipur, 40 MLAs belong to Maitai and 20 MLAs belong to Naga-Kuki tribe. So far, only two of the 12 CMs have come from the tribe.
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