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The Manipur CM said that everyone cutting across party lines should work to defuse the tension and restore normalcy.
Manipur CM N Biren Singh held an all party meeting on Saturday. In the meeting, he said that everyone should work to reduce the tension and normalize the situation by moving away from the party line. Everyone agreed on this as well.
On the other hand, BJP MLA Dinganglung Gangmei has reached the Supreme Court against the order of the Manipur High Court. In fact, on April 19, the High Court had asked the Manipur government to consider including people from the Meitei community in the ST category. Violence erupted after the march against this order.
Several people have taken shelter in a shelter home in Manipur’s Moirang after their houses were torched by miscreants.
BJP MLA said – Meitei community is not a tribe
Dinganglung Gangmei has said that the Meitei community is not a tribe and has never been recognized as such. He said that giving these orders is not in the jurisdiction of the High Court. Only the state government can take a decision on this. This order is illegal and should be quashed.
He said that the High Court should have understood that this is a political issue and the High Court has no role in it. This decision of the High Court led to misunderstanding and increased tension among the tribals. He has demanded SC to put a stay on this order of the High Court.
Curfew will open in Churachandpur from 7 am to 10 am
The DM of Churachandpur district said that talks have taken place between the state government and the protesters. Law and order has improved in the district. In view of this, curfew will be relaxed from 7 am to 10 am on Sunday. 14 companies of security forces have been deployed in the state. The central government will also send 20 more companies to the state. 20 thousand people have been shifted.
Violence broke out after thousands of people took part in a tribal march on April 3.
54 people died, NEET exam postpone
So far 54 people have died in the violence in Manipur. More than 100 people are injured, who are being treated at RIMS Imphal and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Science. 1100 people of the state have taken shelter in Assam. At the same time, aerial surveillance is also being done on the Indo-Myanmar border. The Rapid Action Force (RAF) took out a flag march in the capital Imphal in the evening.
In view of the situation in the state, the National Testing Agency has postponed the NEET-UG exam in the state. The students who have got Manipur center will have their exams later.
Curfew, mobile internet closed in 8 districts
Mobile internet was shut down indefinitely on Friday. Orders were given to shoot at sight the rioters. Also, trains going to Manipur were stopped. In view of the violence, curfew was imposed in 8 out of 16 districts of the state.
Strict security arrangements have been made in the state, till now 13 thousand people have been sent to the camps.
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 consider the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST).
- Why Meitei is asking for reservation: People of the Meitei community argue that before the merger with the Indian Union in 1949, they had the status of a tribe in the princely state. 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.