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Imphal21 minutes agoAuthor: Babita Mali
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The army took out a flag march in Imphal on Saturday night.
Violence between the Kuki and Meitei communities over reservation continues in Manipur since May 3. Today is the 48th day of violence. A mob opened fire in West Imphal district late Sunday-Monday night, in which an army jawan was injured. He was admitted to Military Hospital Limakhong, where his condition is out of danger.
The Spear Corps said in a tweet on Monday that on the night of June 18-19, a mob opened fire from Kanto Sabal towards Chingmang village, in which an army soldier was injured. The army did not retaliate due to the presence of villagers in the area. Army’s flag march is going on in the area. On Sunday too, the army had conducted a flag march in the Anphal Valley.
At the same time, due to this violence, business and employment in the state have also become difficult. There is silence in the world’s only mother market. The women who set up shop in the market say that this violence has taken the form of war. In this then it has been destroyed.
Soldiers patrolling the Imphal Valley and hilly areas.
curfew relaxed
Imphal West district officials said that after being brought under control on June 18, the curfew was relaxed from 5 am to 5 pm to facilitate the general public to purchase essential commodities including medicines and food items.
internet ban till 20 june
The BJP office in Manipur’s Thongju was vandalized by a mob on Friday last week, officials said. On Wednesday last week, a mob tried to burn down the official residence of Manipur minister Nemcha Kipjen in Imphal West. In the violence that took place on this day, 9 people were killed, while more than 10 were injured.
In view of this, the Manipur government has further extended the internet ban in the state till June 20. Unauthorized sale and use of walkie-talkie sets has been banned in the entire Imphal West district to prevent the spread of rumors and disturbance among the public.
On Friday, people set fire to tires and construction material.
Women shopkeepers of Maa Market said – the situation is very bad
Emma Kaithal i.e. Mother Market of Imphal is 500 years old. This is the only market in the world which is run only by women. There are about 5 thousand women shopkeepers here.
Although there used to be a lot of activity in this market, but now the situation is such that the women shopkeepers are requesting people to buy. Instead, they are even ready to take half the price.
Yabaibi Oinam, who runs a garments shop, says, this ‘war’ is causing havoc. We set up shop to support our family but now the situation is bad. Don’t know how long this war will last, when the situation will improve.
In Manipur’s Bishnupur on Saturday, women called for an end to the violence by lighting torches.
Willing to sell goods without profit, but no buyer
Female shopkeeper Ibemcha says that earlier I used to earn 4000-5000 rupees daily, but now it is becoming difficult to earn 200-300. Now I am ready to sell the goods without any profit but still very few people are coming. Now the arrival of tourists from outside has also stopped.
Sobita Devi, who sells earthenware, says, ‘The income has reduced now. Earlier, I used to earn 1000 rupees daily even when there were no festivals, but now I am not able to earn even 100 – File photo.
The situation is worse than the Corona period
Beemcha, who sells dairy products, says, “Earlier milk and curd used to be sold hand in hand, but now no customers are coming. The situation is worse than the Corona period. Tombi has done MA in History. He says that due to the violence, less people are coming here.
See in pictures the protest against Mann Ki Baat in Manipur…
People in Manipur protested against PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat program on Sunday.
The protestors said- instead of Mann Ki Baat, we want to discuss Manipur’s issues, we want ‘Manipur Ki Baat’.
Know in these 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.
- Peace agreement was reached, but it did not workIn 2008, a peace agreement was signed between the Government of India, Manipur and these organizations. The Meitei community alleges that even after this the group continued to earn from illegal sources. Political parties started taking help from them. This boosted their morale. In March 2023, the government canceled the agreement. Opium cultivation started being destroyed. Started being chased from the mountains. This angered the Kuki community, but it was not getting the issue of spreading violence. Meanwhile, due to the order of the High Court, it got an opportunity for violence and Manipur started burning.
- 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. Politically, the Meitei community is already dominant. In such a situation, by getting reservation for Meitei in ST category, their rights will be divided. The Nga-Kuki also claim that the Meitei community is not aboriginal. They have already got SC and OBC reservation along with economically backward class reservation. In such a situation, if this community gets more reservation, then the opportunities for other tribes will decrease.
- What are political equations: 20 MLAs of Manipur are from the Naga-Kuki tribe. So far only two out of 12 CMs have been from the tribe.
On June 16, a vehicle parked at Union Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh’s house was set on fire.
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