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Manipur violence: The government imposed a curfew in 11 districts and blocked the internet. (Niloy Bhattarcharjee/News18)
Manipur Violence Updates: More than 100 people died in the ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki community in the state that broke out a month ago
Manipur Violence Updates: Comparing Manipur to Libya, Lebanon, Nigeria and Syria, one army veteran said the northeastern country was now “stateless”. Former army chief Vaid Malik noted the “extraordinary sad plea” from the retired Lieutenant General from Manipur and said the law and order situation in the country needed “urgent attention at the highest level”.
Malik tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in his tweet.
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The reason behind the violence of Manipur
Manipur was witnessing clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities over the claim to be included in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category.
More than 100 people have been killed in the ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities in the state that broke out a month ago. The government imposed a curfew in 11 districts and blocked the internet in a bid to stop the spread of rumors in the state.
Clashes first broke out on 3 May after a “Tribal Solidarity March” was organized in the hill regions to protest the Mitte community’s claim to Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. Meiteis account for about 53 percent of the population of Manipur and most of them live in the Imphal Valley. Tribes – Nagas and Kukis – make up another 40 percent of the population and reside in the hill regions.
The supply of essential items has arrived
Supplies of essential items including baby food and medicine and movement of security forces have been hit in several districts of Manipur due to the blockade on the national highway leading into the state by tribes as well as at least six arterial roads by women-led vigilante groups.
news agency PTI It quoted sources as saying that over the past week, 4,000 truckloads of essential supplies have arrived in the valley via NH 37, which is the only road currently open.
A source on Friday was quoted as saying that blocking the main roads in several areas – from the valley to the hilly areas in the south – has become a new challenge for the Assam Rifles and the army.
“As of now, NH-2 and many major arteries are blocked in the state, severely affecting transportation of supplies and even delaying timely response. Since women-led vigilante groups or Mira Babies are at the forefront of closures on several By the way, the security forces find it difficult to clear them using force.”
Gyaneswari, former general secretary of Abonba Manipur Kanba Emma Loeb (AMKIL), a prominent women’s NGO in the northeastern state, blamed the tribal blockade of National Highway 2 for the supply crisis, but also acknowledged that Mera Pipes (Miti Women) also groups) fortified six main roads allegedly to “prevent miscreants from entering villages with weapons and bombs.
An army source said that the lack of female teams from the Central Armed Police Forces to deal with the female demonstrators leads to delays in carrying out operations and sending supplies to the affected areas.
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