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CM Biswa said, when Manipur is returning to normalcy, Congress is talking about it.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday hit out at the Congress, saying the Congress is crying out for Manipur, while peace has come in the state. Things are improving. The condition of the state will become normal in the coming 10 days.
He said that I can tell you with a guarantee that now the state is in a better position than last month. Taking a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Manipur, he said, Manipur is returning to normalcy, then he is talking about it.
He should have tried when the situation was bad. Then they didn’t even talk about him.
Rahul Gandhi reached Imphal airport around 12 noon on Thursday, where Congress workers welcomed him.
Rahul visited Manipur on June 29-30
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Churachandpur in Manipur on 29 June by a government helicopter. Here he met people in the relief camp. He had to go to Moirang, but the administration did not allow it.
Rahul returned to Imphal from Churachandpur in the evening. There, on June 30, he met the violence-affected at the Moirang Relief Camp. After this he met Governor Anusuiya Uikey. Talking to the media, Rahul had said that Manipur needed peace. I want peace to be restored here. I visited some relief camps, there are shortcomings in these relief camps, government should work for this.
Rahul Gandhi met Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey in Imphal on June 30.
3 people killed in firing two days ago
On June 29, 3 people lost their lives in Manipur firing. One of the 2 incidents of violence took place at 5:30 am in Kangpokpi district. Here the armed men opened fire. 2 people lost their lives in this incident.
People tried to take out a procession till the CM House with the dead bodies. The police used tear gas shells and lathicharged to disperse the crowd. Besides, a policeman who was probing the violence in the evening also died of bullet injuries.
On Thursday evening, a crowd started gathering near the BJP office in Imphal. Police fired tear gas shells to remove them.
Internet ban extended till July 5
Violence between the Kuki and Meitei communities has been going on in Manipur since May 3. So far more than 131 people have died in the violence. At the same time, more than 419 people have been injured. More than 65 thousand people have left their homes.
There have been more than 5 thousand incidents of arson. Six thousand FIRs have been registered and 144 people have been arrested. In view of the violence, the internet ban has been extended till July 5. 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 these 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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