Manipur is in the news for a long time. The reason behind this is the presence of an emergency which arrives here at any point of time. On last Tuesday, there were two Intermittent firing incidents reported in two locations in Manipur on Wednesday morning, but no fatalities have been reported yet, according to security sources.
However, there were no casualties, as per the words by the officials.
As per the information given by the sources, the very first firing incident happened on Tuesday at somewhere between 7 PM – 8 PM. This incident arose between two communities residing in the area of Khoijumtabi. Indeed the firing did not continue till very long, shared by officials.
On other hand, the other incident was recorded at 4:30 am on Wednesday morning. It happened along the ridge line, East Phaileng. However, there were no reports about the casualties.
Calculating the overall loss state of Manipur has faced till now is not so dangerous. Following up the records given by the officials, up till now 120 people have lost their lives. Whereas, on the other hand, the number of people is really very high. According to the reports, the number of injured people is 3,000 in the violence that has been arousing since 3rd of May.
The reason for this violence is because of the ‘ Tribal Solidarity March ’ which rallied around the hill district on May 3. This rally was in accordance to protest against the Meitei community’s exclusive demand for Scheduled Tribe.
To manage this state of emergency around 40,000 central security police has been deployed to manage the volience and control the situations.
Manipur Voilence Cause: Tribal Solidarity March
The reason behind Manipur’s voilence aroused on the 3rd of May with Tribal Solidarity March. Where thousands of people gathered in Manipur’s hill districts on Wednesday(3rd May) to protest against the Meitei’s demand to be included in the state’s ST category. The march was organised by the All Tribal Students Union (ATSUM) in all ten hill districts.
The students’ body said that the march was held to oppose the “persistent demands of Meitei for inclusion in ST category” that are gaining momentum. The students’ union also said that the lawmakers in the valley areas are supporting the Meitei claim and that appropriate measures need to be taken to protect the tribal interests.
The Meitei people live in Manipur’s valley, which covers around ten percent of the state’s area, and claim to be facing difficulties due to the large-scale illegal immigration of Myanmarese people and Bangladeshis. The current law does not allow them to settle in hill areas.
The Association of Tribal Solidarity Units (ATSUM), which was responsible for organising the tribal solidarity march, forwarded a letter to the President through the Deputy Commissioners in all Hill Districts.
The argument between them goes on as ‘The Meitei/meetei demand for ST status 70 years after the provision of Scheduled Tribes in the Constitution of India is just a political ploy to grab and take away the land from the tribal people of the hills,” read the ATSUM memorandum.
