Manipur Crisis
The imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur has reignited fierce debates about the state’s future, exposing deep ethnic and political fault lines.
The imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur has reignited fierce debates about the state’s future, exposing deep ethnic and political fault lines.
The representatives of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an umbrella organization of Meitei civil society groups, met Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhavan, Imphal, on Monday.
The imposition of President’s Rule in strife-torn Manipur has sparked intense political reactions, with opposition parties accusing the BJP-led central government of failing to control the prolonged ethnic violence in the state.
Coming down heavily on the NDA, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the imposition of President's rule in Manipur is a direct admission of the failure of the BJP governments at the Centre and the state, and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apologize to the people.
Former Chief Minister and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Okram Ibobi Singh has called on the BJP’s central leadership to elect a new Chief Minister for Manipur, emphasising the urgent need to restore peace and normalcy in the violence-hit state.
Civil society organizations in the Imphal East district of Manipur staged a protest rally denouncing the reimposition of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and condemning the brutal killing of six Jiribam hostages by suspected Kuki-Zo militants.
J P Nadda was reacting to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's letter to President Droupadi Murmu drawing her attention to the violence in the northeastern state.
Slamming the BJP-led Union government for its persistence with imposing Hindi disregarding Tamil and other languages and washing its hands off Manipur, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday, charged the Centre with usurping the legitimate rights of the states.
The Manipur government on Monday extended the suspension of mobile internet and data services for two more days in seven trouble-torn districts, officials said.
Manipur’s descent into violence once again high lights the fragility of peace in regions marred by ethnic divides and inadequate governance.
