There is tension in Manipur due to the recent violence. On November 16, the houses of Chief Minister Biren Singh and 17 MLAs were attacked. Minister of State L. Susindro's house was also targeted. Now Susindro has surrounded his house in Manipur East with barbed wire and iron mesh.
Susindro said that protecting property is our constitutional right. If the mob attacks again, there will be a jaw-dropping response. Susindro remains in many discussions. When weapons were being looted in Manipur, he made a weapons drop box in his house so that people could deposit their weapons. Susindro hails from the Maitai community.
This is the third time since May that my property has been damaged. This time around 3 thousand people gathered outside the house. They damaged the house, firing was done. When the BSF and my security forces asked what should be done, I said that no harm should be done to the crowd. However, they fired into the air to disperse them.
Manipur minister Susindro has surrounded his house with barbed wire.
On November 16 miscreants attacked the houses of ministers and MLAs. Vehicles were torched and firing was also done.
Jewelery worth 1.5 crore looted from MLA's house Jewelery worth Rs 1.5 crore has been looted during the attack on the house of the MLAs. JDU MLA K. Joykishan Singh's mother has lodged a police complaint. A mob of vandals also looted cash worth Rs 18 lakh from the MLA's residence in Thangmaeiband area. Many items kept for the displaced people were also destroyed.
Relief camp volunteer Sanayai claimed that lockers, electronics and furniture were vandalized during the violence. The mob took away 7 gas cylinders. Documents of displaced people were destroyed. Also tried to take three ACs.
Security forces are conducting strict checks on people coming and going in violence-hit areas.
NPP said- will support Manipur CM only if he is removed The National People's Party (NPP), which has withdrawn support to the BJP-led government in Manipur, has said that the party may reconsider its decision if it removes Chief Minister N Biren Singh.
National Vice President of NPP Yunam Joykumar Singh said- Biren Singh has completely failed to bring peace in the state. Due to this, the National President of NPP withdrew support from the government.
However, the withdrawal of support has not affected the Manipur government as the BJP has an absolute majority with 32 MLAs in the 60-member house. Naga People's Front and JDU are also in the ruling coalition.
MLA may have participated due to confusion – Joykumar Joykumar claimed that three NPP MLAs attended the meeting chaired by the Chief Minister on November 18, which could be due to confusion. This meeting was for NDA MLAs. Not only have we withdrawn support from the Biren Singh-led government, but we are still allies of the NDA.
However, we have warned our legislators that action may be taken against them if they attend such meetings without the prior approval of the state or national president.
Curfew relaxation in 4 districts
The Central Government has 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 so that people can buy essential commodities. District Magistrates of Imphal East and Thobal have given relaxation from 5 AM to 12 PM. While for Imphal West and Bishnupur districts this relaxation will be from 5 am to 4 pm. Earlier, the officials of the four districts had said that the curfew would be relaxed from 5 am to 4 pm.
Postmortem of 6 missing people in Assam, families refused to take the bodies On November 11, six people went missing from Jiribam following a shootout between security forces and Kuki-Jo militants. Their bodies were recently found in Jiri River and Barak River in Kachar, Assam. Six people, including three women and children from the Maitai community, went missing from a relief camp in Borobekara area of Jiribam. It is said that he was kidnapped by Kuki-zo terrorists.
However, the bodies are still in the mortuary of Assam's Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) even after the completion of the post-mortem as the family members are not ready to take them back for cremation.
Why the situation worsened again in Manipur?
- 11 November: Security forces killed 10 Kuki militants in Jiribam. During the encounter, Kuki militants abducted 6 Maitai (3 women, 3 children).
- November 15-16: The bodies of five of the six abductees were recovered.
- 16 November: The houses of CM N Biren Singh and BJP MLAs were attacked. At the same time, 19 BJP MLAs, including some ministers, wrote to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) demanding the removal of CM Biren Singh.
- 17 November: The situation worsened after a Maitai protester was shot dead by the police in Jiribam district during the night. CRPF DG Anish Dayal Singh reached Manipur on November 17 to take stock of the violence.
- 18 November: The body of the last kidnapped woman was found.
Violent incidents took place in Manipur in November
- 11 November: Militants fired from a hill on farmers working in the fields in Manipur's Yaingangpokpi Shantikhongban area, killing one farmer and injuring several others.
- November 9-10: On November 10, firing incidents took place 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 field at the time of the incident.
- 8 November: Six houses were burnt down by armed militants in Jairawan 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 (31). He has 3 children. Villagers alleged that the attackers belonged to the Meetei community. After the incident, many people left the house and ran away.
- 7 November: 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 Meitei community was shot dead by suspected Kuki insurgents.
560 days of violence in Manipur The violence between Kuki-Meiti has been going on for more than 560 days. During this period, 237 people have died, more than 1500 people have been injured, 60 thousand people have 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.
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