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So far 54 people have died in the violence that broke out over the Meitei reservation dispute in Manipur. At the same time, treatment of more than 100 people injured due to bullet injuries is currently underway at RIMS Imphal and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Science. At present, the situation in Manipur is stable and life is returning to normal. Shops opened here on Saturday morning and cars were seen plying on the roads. Heavy security force is deployed in the area.
At the same time, officials said on Saturday that more than 1,100 people from Manipur’s Jiribam district and surrounding areas have crossed the inter-state border and entered Assam’s Cachar district. Most of these people are from the Kuki community and they fear that the protesters who attacked them on Thursday may have vandalized their homes as well. So they fled to Cachar for their safety.
Five militants were killed in an encounter with the forces on Friday night
Police said that two encounters took place in Churachandpur district on Friday night. The first encounter took place in Saitone, where four militants were killed. The second encounter took place in Torbang, where the militants opened fire on the security forces. In retaliatory action by the security forces, one militant was killed while two reserve force personnel were injured.
13,000 people were rescued from the violence-hit area of Manipur.
A spokesman for the security forces said that since the army took control of Churachandpur, Moreh, Kakching and Kangpokpi districts, more than 13,000 people have been rescued from these areas. He said that in the last 12 hours, violent elements tried to create arson and vitiate the atmosphere in Imphal East and West districts, but they were stopped by a strong response.
indigo airline will operate additional flights in manipur
Indigo airline told on Saturday that in view of the situation in Manipur these days, we will operate two additional flights from Imphal to Kolkata on 6th May. Along with this, IndiGo has waived off the charges for rescheduling and canceling flights between May 4 and May 7.
shoot ant site ordered on friday
After the violence in Manipur, the situation started coming under control on Friday itself. Curfew was imposed in 8 out of 16 districts of the state. 55 columns of the army and a contingent of the Assam Rifles were deployed. There was no information on the death toll till Friday, although more than a hundred people were reported injured. Mobile internet was shut down indefinitely on Friday. Shoot-at-sight orders were given to the rioters, as well as trains to Manipur were stopped.
Know in 4 points, the whole controversy
- The Meitei community forms more than half of Manipur’s population of about 3.8 million. The Imphal Valley, which covers about 10% of Manipur’s area, is dominated by the Meitei community. Recently, the Manipur High Court has issued orders to the state government to include the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST).
- Why Meitei is asking for reservation: The people of the Meitei community argue that they had the status of a tribe in the princely state before their merger with the Indian Union in 1949. In the last 70 years, the Meitei population has decreased from 62 percent to around 50 percent. The Meitei community is demanding reservation for its cultural identity.
- Who are against: The Naga and Kuki tribes of Manipur are opposed to giving reservation to the Meitei community. The Nagas occupy 90% of the state’s area and the Kukis form 34% of the state’s population. They say that 40 of the state’s 60 assembly seats are already in the Meitei-dominated Imphal Valley. Politically, the Meitei community is already dominant in Manipur. The Naga and Kuki tribes are apprehensive that reservation for Meitei in the ST category will lead to division in their rights. As per the existing law, the Meitei community is not allowed to settle in the hilly areas of the state.
- The reason for the recent violence is the issue of reservation: The recent violence in Manipur can be attributed to the Meitei reservation, but in August last year, Chief Minister Biren Singh’s government ordered the eviction of the Naga and Kuki tribes living in the forest area of Churachandpur, terming them as intruders. Naga-Kuki were getting angry with this. The Meiteis are Hindus, while most of the Nagas and Kukis of the ST category follow Christianity.