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Rahul Gandhi visited a relief camp in Manipur’s Churachandpur on Thursday.

Rahul Gandhi is on Manipur tour. On Friday, he will meet the people of civil society. They can also go to Moirang. However, the administration has not given permission for this.

Rahul arrived on Thursday on a two-day visit to Manipur. On the first day of the tour, Rahul reached Churachandpur in a government helicopter and visited the relief camp there to meet the victims of the violence.

Rahul also tweeted – I have come to listen to all my brothers and sisters of Manipur. People from all communities are very welcoming and loving. It is very unfortunate that the government is stopping me. Manipur needs a cure. Peace should be our only priority.

On reaching Manipur’s capital Imphal on Thursday, Manipur Congress President Okram Ibobi Singh welcomed Rahul wearing a gamcha.

Police stopped Rahul’s convoy in Vishnupur
Earlier on Thursday, Rahul wanted to go to the violence-hit Churachandpur Relief Camp, but the police stopped his convoy at Vishnupur, about 34 km before. The police had said – there could be violence on the way. After this he returned to Imphal.

Police officials said tires were burnt on the highway in Bishnupur district and some stones were hurled at the convoy. Therefore, taking precautions, the convoy was stopped at Vishnupur. After Rahul’s convoy was stopped, one group here is protesting in his support while the other is protesting against him. To control them, the police had to fire tear gas shells.

Two killed in firing in Kangpokpi Fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd in Imphal

Meanwhile, the army has said that rioters armed with weapons opened fire at 5:30 am in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district. The army responded to this. Two suspected rioters were killed and five were injured in the firing. Later, members of the community to which the two rioters belonged tried to take out their bodies in a procession to the CM House in Imphal.

When the police stopped them, the people involved in the procession turned violent. The police used tear gas shells and lathicharged to disperse the crowd.

In the evening, a crowd started gathering near the BJP office in Imphal. Police fired tear gas shells to remove them.

131 people have lost their lives in violence
Violence between the Kuki and Meitei communities has been going on in Manipur since May 3. So far 131 people have died in the violence. At the same time 419 people have been injured. More than 65,000 people have left their homes. There have been more than 5 thousand incidents of arson. Six thousand cases have been registered and 144 people have been arrested.

In view of the violence, the internet ban has been extended in the state till June 30. 36 thousand security personnel and 40 IPS have been deployed in the state.

Miscreants selling weapons looted from police stations in Manipur
In Manipur, more than 5,000 weapons looted during last month’s violence are being sold by miscreants. This has been revealed by the arrest of four arms smugglers by army and police personnel. The cook of a reserve battalion has also been apprehended in this connection.

Although his name has not been revealed. Four 9 mm carbines, some magazines, air pistol, ammunition besides 21 live cartridges and Rs 2.6 lakh in cash were also recovered from the smugglers. On the other hand, in Nagaland, Assam Rifles and Kohima Police have seized a large consignment of arms going to Manipur in a joint operation. In this, two pistols, four magazines, ammunition and other explosive items were recovered.

A quarter of the weapons looted from police stations and security forces in the initial phase of the Manipur violence have been recovered. So far 11,00 arms, 13,702 rounds of ammunition and 250 bombs of different types have been recovered.

Know in 4 points what is the reason for Manipur violence…
The population of Manipur is about 38 lakhs. There are three major communities here – Meitei, Naga and Kuki. Meitais are mostly Hindus. The Nga-Kuki follow Christianity. Belongs to ST category. Their population is about 50%. The Meitei community is dominant in the Imphal Valley, which covers about 10% of the state’s area. The population of Naga-Kuki is about 34 percent. These people live in about 90% of the state’s area.

How the controversy started: The Meitei community is demanding that they too be given tribe status. The community petitioned the Manipur High Court for this. The community argued that Manipur had merged with India in 1949. Before that they had got the status of tribe only. After this, the High Court recommended to the state government that Meitei be included in the Scheduled Tribes (ST).

What is Meitei’s argument: The Meitei tribe believe that years ago their kings called Kukis from Myanmar to fight a war. After that they became permanent residents. These people cut the forest for employment and started cultivating opium. This has made Manipur a triangle of drug smuggling. All this is happening openly. He formed an arms group to fight the Naga people.

Why the Naga-Kukis are in opposition: The remaining two tribes are against giving reservation to the Meitei community. They say that 40 of the state’s 60 assembly seats are already in the Meitei-dominated Imphal Valley. In such a situation, by getting reservation for Meitei in the ST category, their rights will be divided.

What are political equations: Out of 60 MLAs of Manipur, 40 MLAs are Meitei and 20 MLAs are from Naga-Kuki tribe. So far only two out of 12 CMs have been from the tribe.

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