Manipur Violence

अभी अभी CJI चंद्रचूड का ऐतिहासिक एलान जल्दी देखो Am News Aug 27, 2023 Ravish Kumar on Manipur  and CJI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roiHK5IDJsI 27 Aug 2023.

The home minister made many misleading statements. He claimed that the Kuki  infiltrators entered Manipur because of the violence in Myanmar and it led to anxiety among the Meitei people, which then led to violence in the state. https://thewire.in/government/no-trace-of-sympathy-modi-shahs-reply-to-the-opposition-in-parliament-was-an-insult-to-manipur 

The media did not question his claim but the Kuki community has strongly objected to the home minister’s statement. The Kuki MLAs, including those of the BJP, have asked him to prove his claim. But the media did not consider it necessary to question the home minister on providing an explanation on the claim.

Apart from this, the home minister claimed that an organisation named Kuki Democratic Front is fighting in Myanmar, and the conflict in Myanmar led to many Kukis crossing over from Myanmar into Manipur for their safety.

According to news reports, the Kuki groups in Myanmar have refuted Shah’s allegation on its presence in Manipur.

Why was this misrepresentation not questioned? Apart from the misrepresentation, the statement also revealed that the Union government largely agrees with the description of the Manipur crisis as given by the Meitei majoritarian Manipur government. Then how can it be expected to establish peace in Manipur if it is so openly partisan towards the majority?

by Apoorvanand

14/08/2023

August 11 marks 100 days since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur – and 100 days since the state government first shut down the internet. The high court has ordered a “partial restoration” of internet services – but, as experts have pointed out, that partial restoration meets the needs only of a very small proportion of the state’s population.

https://thewire.in/rights/manipur-has-been-without-internet-services-for-100-days-now 

Internet shutdown, saying that “the citizens of Manipur are being deprived of their basic human rights”. The research and advocacy organisation has also argued that the shutdown is in fact breeding misinformation, and people are being unable to independently verify what they hear.

11/08/2023