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  • Army rescues 5 Meitei youths from Kuki insurgent group in Manipur

    Army rescues 5 Meitei youths from Kuki insurgent group in Manipur

    Imphal (IANS). Army and Assam Rifles personnel rescued five youths of the Meitei community who were abducted two days ago by Kuki militants. Official sources gave this information.

    An official in Imphal said on Sunday that Army and Assam Rifles personnel rescued five youths from Gwaltabi village under Yingangpokpi police station in Imphal East district.

    Kuki terrorists allegedly abducted the youth on Saturday evening while they were traveling in an autorickshaw.

    However, the Kuki militants claimed that they released the five youths in the larger interest of peace and communal harmony.

  • All-party meeting called by Home Minister Shah begins on Manipur violence

    All-party meeting called by Home Minister Shah begins on Manipur violence

    New Delhi (IANS) | The all-party meeting called by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has started regarding the continuous violence in Manipur. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai and Union Minister Prahlad Joshi are present on behalf of the government in this all-party meeting being chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah in the Library Building of Parliament House. Several Home Ministry officials also attended the meeting.

    Talking about political parties, in the all-party meeting, National President JP Nadda from BJP, former Chief Minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh from Congress, Priyanka Chaturvedi from Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction), Chief Minister of Meghalaya and NPP leader Konrad K. Sangma, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang from SKM, Derek O’Brien from Trinamool Congress, C Lalrosanga from Mizo National Front, Pinaki Mishra from BJD, M. Thambidurai from AIADMK, Tiruchi Siva from DMK, Manoj Jha from RJD, Ram Gopal from SP Yadav, Sanjay Singh from AAP and representatives of several other political parties are also present.

    It is being told that in this meeting the leaders of all parties will be briefed by the Central Government about the ongoing violence in Manipur and its causes. The government can also appeal to all political parties to cooperate on this issue.

    In fact, on behalf of the opposition parties, there was a continuous demand from the Central Government to call an all-party meeting regarding the ongoing violence in Manipur. However, the Congress has also questioned the convening and delay of the all-party meeting in the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    –IANS

  • Mob sets fire to private godown of Manipur minister, damages worth crores

    Mob sets fire to private godown of Manipur minister, damages worth crores

    Imphal (IANS) | At Chingarel in Imphal East district, a mob attacked Manipur minister L.K. A private godown of Susindro Meitei was set on fire. Plastic pipes worth Rs 120 crore were gutted in the fire, besides other materials. Police said on Saturday that after setting the godown on fire on Friday night, the mob also tried to attack the minister’s residence at Khurai in the same Imphal East district.

    Due to the timely intervention of the security forces, the attack was stopped and the crowd dispersed. Police said the security forces fired several rounds of tear gas shells till Friday midnight to disperse the mob from Khurai areas.

    There is no information about any casualty in the incident. Speaking to the media on Saturday, the minister said that ‘it was a politically motivated attack’.

    Earlier, the mob had torched the residences of several ministers, legislators and leaders of various political parties. These included Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Manipur’s only woman minister Nemcha Kipgen, PWD minister Konthoujam Govindas, Uripok constituency MLA Raghumani Singh, Suganu MLA K. Ranjit Singh and Naoria Pakhangalkapa MLA S. Contains the residence of KB Devi.

    Friday night’s incident took place after incidents of exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces were reported from various places in Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts. Police said the mob, which consisted of men and women, demanded an early resolution of the ethnic conflict between the Meitei and Kuki communities.

    The mob accused all ministers and legislators of not doing enough to end the Manipur crisis.

    –IANS

  • Manipur: NE Students Organisation Questioned PM Modi’s Silence Regarding Manipur Violence

    Manipur: NE Students Organisation Questioned PM Modi’s Silence Regarding Manipur Violence

    IMPHAL: The Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were criticised by the North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) on Thursday for doing nothing about the situation in Manipur.

    In a news conference held by NESO, they discussed the worrying state of affairs in Manipur over the communal violence and questioned PM Modi and his administration’s inaction on the subject. The NGO urged the Centre to take action to end the bloodshed in the violent northeastern state.

    The umbrella organisation of student organisations, which includes the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), the Garo Students’ Union (GSU), the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), the All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU), the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), and the Twipra Students’ Federation (TSF), has also announced a candle march on June

    The Kwakta neighbourhood has given the criminal organisations responsible for the high-intensity IED bomb explosion in the Kwakta region of the Bishnupur district 48 hours to come out and take responsibility.

    The choice was announced as a resolution adopted following a public gathering on June 22 in Kwakta Bazar.

    Rafi Shah, the general secretary of Meitei Pangal Intellectual Forum, told reporters that the terrible explosion happened at a crucial bridge that connects the districts of Bishnupur and Churchanpur.

    Four people were hurt in the event, and he noted that two of them were in a critical condition.

    According to the locals, an explosion in Kwakta should be interpreted as an attempt to disturb the tranquil coexistence that the inhabitants of Kwakta enjoy with other communities. According to him, the explosion was so strong that residences 200 metres distant from the bridge were damaged by flying debris.

    The day after the blast, the Indian Army and central forensic experts arrived at the scene to begin the inquiry. The superintendent of police for Bishnupur district said an inquiry is ongoing.

  • Illegal migrants from Myanmar set up settlements in Manipur: Report

    Illegal migrants from Myanmar set up settlements in Manipur: Report

    Imphal (IANS) | A Manipur cabinet sub-committee report revealed that 2,187 illegal immigrants from Myanmar have set up settlements at 41 places in four districts. The sub-committee is headed by Tribal Affairs and Hill Development Minister Letpao Haokip.

    The report said that the maximum number of 1,147 Myanmar nationals are currently living in Tengnoupal. It is followed by 881 in Chandel, 154 in Churachandpur and five in Kamjong.

    The sub-committee, whose members also include ministers of state Awangbo Newmai and Thounaojam Basanta, visited tribal-dominated districts in March and April. During this he met illegal immigrants, and talked about providing them humanitarian relief and shelter.

    Before ethnic violence broke out in the state on May 3, the government had decided to identify and place in selected detention centers a Myanmar national who had previously sought asylum in the state.

    About 5,000 migrants, including women and children, have fled conflict-torn Myanmar since the army took power in February 2021.

    Haokip is one of 10 tribal legislators who have demanded a separate administration since the outbreak of ethnic violence on 3 May.

    Of the 10 MLAs, seven including Haokip belong to the BJP.

    Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said last week that infiltrators and militants from across the border had fueled the ongoing unrest in the state and it was not enmity between two communities.

    Manipur has an unfenced border of about 400 km with Myanmar.

    An official report said that the identification of such a large number of illegal immigrants in the first phase itself has become a cause of panic among the illegal immigrants settled in the state.

    The report is available with IANS. It said the Manipur government’s ‘war on drugs’ campaign has badly affected the opium cultivation and drug trade by Myanmar nationals in the state.

    For this reason violence has been spread by them in Manipur recently. It is supported by the drug mafia of Myanmar.

    Various Kuki Citizens’ Organizations (CSOs) have been alleging that the Manipur government is harassing Indian citizens in the name of identifying illegal immigrants. The Kuki say they have lived in the hills of Manipur for decades, and even fought against the British in what is now known as the Anglo-Kuki War (1917–1919).

    The state has been ravaged by ethnic violence between the majority Meitei and Kuki tribes. In this, more than 120 people have been killed and more than 400 people of different communities have been injured.

    –IANS

  • Manipur Violence: Opposition party angry with PM Modi’s silence, submitted memorandum to PMO

    Manipur Violence: Opposition party angry with PM Modi’s silence, submitted memorandum to PMO

    New Delhi (IANS) | Leaders of ten opposition parties hit by violence in Congress-led Manipur on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ignoring the people of the northeastern state and not meeting them before leaving for the US tour. The Congress criticized the Prime Minister’s meeting with Manoj Muntashir, who wrote clumsy dialogues for the film ‘Adipurush’, and said that the PM has no time to meet senior leaders of the country.

    Congress leader Ajay Kumar claimed that writer Muntashir met Modi without prior appointment and spoke with him for 45 minutes, while leaders in the delegation from the violence-hit state, even those from the BJP, were not allowed to meet PM Modi. No time was given for

    Addressing a joint press conference at the party headquarters, Congress leader Ajay Kumar said, since June 10, many senior leaders of Manipur, including political leaders, civil society people, are waiting here to meet Prime Minister Modi. Even Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and the Assembly Speaker are also waiting for the time.

    He said that senior leader Ibobi Singh, who was the Chief Minister of Manipur for 15 years, and several other top leaders of Manipur are not able to meet the PM, while a screenwriter can meet the Prime Minister without prior permission.

    He said that a memorandum was also submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office by a delegation of 10 parties.

    Kumar was accompanied by former Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh, leader of opposition parties, Manipur PCC president Keesham Meghchandra Singh and others, who said they were disappointed as the prime minister did not even spare ten minutes for them before leaving for the US. Removed

    Kumar said the opposition leaders have been camping here for the last 10 days hoping to meet the prime minister. He said, not only these leaders, but also the people of Manipur were very disappointed that the Prime Minister had no time for them.

    Meanwhile, regarding the Manipur violence, former Chief Minister Ibobi Singh said that it was a failure of Chief Minister Biren Singh and he himself admitted that it was a failure of intelligence and administration.

    As citizens of this country, we were waiting here to meet Modiji, the former chief minister said. We have not come here to beg anything from the Prime Minister, but what has happened in Manipur should be considered a national issue. The double engine is the double failure of the government in dealing with the violence in Manipur.

    He said Union Home Minister Amit Shah came to Manipur after 26 days and stayed there for three days, but even this did not help in restoring peace.

    Memorandum of Opposition:

    The memorandum submitted by the opposition leaders highlights that more than 150 people have been killed, while more than 1,000 have been injured. More than 5,000 houses have been burnt and more than 60,000 people have been displaced. Hundreds of churches and temples have also been burnt.

    The memorandum also alleged that it was the politics of ‘divide and rule’ of the BJP, which gave rise to this crisis.

    The memorandum mentions the demand of 10 MLAs including two ministers in the government belonging to the Kuki tribe, demanding a separate administration for the Kukis. The memorandum warned against any move to divide the state of Manipur.

    The memorandum states that the Prime Minister’s silence on the caste violence, which has claimed many lives and caused havoc for thousands of citizens, is a clear message of his indifference towards the people of Manipur.

    Chief Minister Biren Singh has also been held responsible for the violence in the memorandum and it has been said that he was the architect of caste violence due to his arbitrary actions. If he had taken preventive and prompt action, the ethnic conflict could have been avoided.

    The signatories to the memorandum include leaders from Congress, JDU, CPI, CPM-M, TMC, AAP, Forward Bloc, Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena and RSP.

    The Congress has been critical of the Prime Minister’s silence on the Manipur violence.

    The Congress on Tuesday reminded the Prime Minister to follow ‘Rajdharma’ instead of ‘campaigning to improve his image’.

    –IANS

  • Manipur violence: Over 50,650 displaced people forced to take shelter in 350 relief camps

    Manipur violence: Over 50,650 displaced people forced to take shelter in 350 relief camps

    Imphal (IANS) | Information and Public Relations and Health Minister S. Ranjan said here on Sunday that more than 50,650 men, women and children displaced by ethnic violence in Manipur have been given shelter in 350 camps. The minister said district and cluster nodal officers have been deputed to look after the relief centers set up in more than 10 districts in Manipur, where 105 people have died and over 320 have been injured in the devastating caste violence since May 3. .

    He said that special relief centers have been opened for pregnant women and special care is also being taken for lactating mothers, old persons and children.

    Ranjan said goods and essential commodities were being brought through southern Assam through the Imphal-Jiribam National Highway. So far, 2,376 trucks carrying 35,000 tonnes of construction material, fuel and essential commodities have arrived in the state.

    The state government is making efforts to activate the Khongsang railway station within the next 10 days for convenient transportation of essential commodities. The minister said that helicopter services have already been started from Moreh-Imphal, Imphal-Churachandpur and Imphal-Kangpokpi.

    Various Kuki tribal organizations continue to block the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway (NH-2) in Manipur, causing serious problems to the transportation of essential commodities, food grains, transportation fuel and life-saving medicines.

    Though the state government with security escorts is trying to bring various essential commodities from different parts of the country through the Imphal-Jiribam National Highway (NH-37), but NH-2 (via Nagaland) is the lifeline of Manipur. It is believed.

    Ranjan, who is also the government spokesperson, said that a total of 990 arms and 13,526 rounds of ammunition have been handed over to the government so far. The minister said, combing operations have been continued in all districts, especially sensitive areas, by the Army and other central and state forces to nab militants and miscreants.

    Media reports claimed that after the riots broke out on 3 May, mobs and miscreants looted thousands of different types of arms and large quantities of ammunition from several police stations and security camps.

    Noting that the education roadmap for the affected students is being prepared by the government, the minister said that the details of the government’s plan will be announced soon by the concerned education minister. With regard to the banking sector, out of 242 branches, 198 bank branches have been made operational so far, and the remaining will be made functional at the earliest.

    Ranjan said that price control mechanism has been implemented to check the rise in prices of essential commodities.

    –IANS

  • Supreme Court declines urgent hearing on plea challenging internet shutdown in Manipur

    Supreme Court declines urgent hearing on plea challenging internet shutdown in Manipur

    New Delhi (IANS) | The Supreme Court on Friday declined urgent hearing of a petition challenging the internet shutdown in violence-hit Manipur from May 3. A vacation bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rajesh Bindal said that the Manipur High Court was already hearing the matter, so there was no need for an urgent hearing. There is no need to duplicate the proceedings, the bench said. Advocate Shadan Farasat, representing the petitioners, insisted on urgent listing of the matter. The bench said that there is no hurry in this matter.

    The top court said, let it go before the regular bench.

    The petition has been filed by Chongtham Victor Singh, an advocate of the Manipur High Court, and Mayengbam James, a businessman, both residents of Manipur.

    The petition states that the internet shutdown has had an economic, humanitarian, social and psychological impact on the petitioners and their families. Argued that the petitioners have been unable to receive funds from banks, receive payments from customers, disburse salaries, or communicate through email or WhatsApp.

    According to the petition, the internet shutdown was a response to alleged incidents of violence during rallies organized by volunteers and youths protesting the demand for inclusion of the Meitei/Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe category. It said these clashes escalated into widespread arson, violence and killings across the state, which justified the temporary and time-bound shutdown of the internet.

    The petition states, there is complete suspension of internet access across the state for more than 24 days, causing substantial damage to the rights of the petitioners and other residents.

    Additionally, they have been unable to send their children to school, access their bank accounts, receive or send payments, obtain essential supplies and medicines, and much more, bringing their lives and livelihoods to a standstill, they said.

    The petition has sought a direction to the respondent to restore internet access in Manipur.

    –IANS