Kuki-Zo MLAs appeal to EC for voting rights of displaced Manipuris
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kuki-Zo MLAs appeal to EC for voting rights of displaced Manipuris

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Strife-torn Manipur’s all 10 Kuki-Zo MLAs, including seven from ruling BJP, have urged the Election Commission to make voting arrangements for the displaced people from the community taking shelter outside the state. “As solution to the conflict remains elusive and with the situation still volatile, none of our displaced people is in a position to return to the Imphal valley and their villages,” the MLAs said. Taking note of this, the Kuki-Zo MLAs said if similar or suitable arrangements are not made for the displaced Kuki-Zo tribals taking refuge outside the state, they would be deprived of their constitutional rights to franchise. Further, they urged it to notify special polling stations wherever needed and allow such eligible people to cast votes using Aadhar Cards and other valid documents, as many of them lost their voter identity cards.

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Tens of thousands displaced by ethnic violence in northeast India suffer squalid conditions in camps
12 hours, 42 minutes ago

Tens of thousands displaced by ethnic violence in northeast India suffer squalid conditions in camps

Associated Press  

KANGPOKPI, India — Phalneivah Khonsai ran for her life when violence struck her neighborhood in India’s restive northeast, carrying just the bare essentials in the hope that she and her family could return soon. The relief camp is in Kangpokpi, about 50 kilometers from Imphal, the capital of India’s northeastern Manipur state, which has been wracked by ethnic violence since …

Discussion on one year of Manipur violence
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Discussion on one year of Manipur violence

The Hindu  

In this discussion, we are joined by Deputy Editor Vijaita Singh and Senior Reporter Abhinay Lakshman along with A. Bimol Akoijam, Associate Professor, JNU, Centre for Study of Social Systems and Dr. Chinkhanlun Guite, Assistant Professor, Delhi University, St, Stephen’s College. One year ago today, Manipur descended into an ethnic conflict — between the valley-based majority Meitei people and the …

Manipur: Special polling stations to be set up for displaced voters
8 months, 1 week ago

Manipur: Special polling stations to be set up for displaced voters

India TV News  

Manipur: Imphal West Deputy Commissioner Kiran Kumar said that 29 special polling stations have been set up across Manipur to facilitate voting by internally displaced persons ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Addressing the media about the government's preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in the violence-hit Manipur, the Imphal West Deputy Commissioner said that, upon the guidance …

‘We are not outsiders’: Manipuris who took refuge outside State yearn to vote in LS polls
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘We are not outsiders’: Manipuris who took refuge outside State yearn to vote in LS polls

The Hindu  

"Don't treat us like outsiders". Ten Manipur MLAs belonging to the Kuki-Zo community earlier this month asked the Election Commission to let displaced members of the community scattered beyond the state to vote from wherever they have taken shelter across the country. A Meitei civil society group has also written to the poll panel asking that the postal ballot facility …

SC agrees to list plea for voting arrangements for those who fled Manipur due to conflict
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC agrees to list plea for voting arrangements for those who fled Manipur due to conflict

The Hindu  

Kuki-Zo people, who fled Manipur in the light of the ethnic conflict underway since May 3 last year, have now approached the Supreme Court, seeking that the Election Commission be directed to make polling arrangements for the over 17,700 displaced Kuki-Zo people who are now residing in other parts of the country. Manipur is going to polls in two phases …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Manipur Ethnic Violence Relief Camps Exhibit Common Refrain Voting In Polls
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Manipur Ethnic Violence Relief Camps Exhibit Common Refrain Voting In Polls

ABP News  

Imphal: "Why should I vote to elect a representative of a place which is no longer mine. elections mean nothing to us," says a distraught Nobi, who lost her home 11 months ago to ethnic violence in Manipur and is living in a relief camp. They question the timing of the Lok Sabha elections and say the idea of organising …

Manipur Voting Hurdles: No voting arrangement for people who left the State after ethnic violence
9 months ago

Manipur Voting Hurdles: No voting arrangement for people who left the State after ethnic violence

The Hindu  

People who fled the ethnic violence in Manipur and took refuge in the neighbourhood, specifically Mizoram, will be able to vote in the Lok Sabha elections only if they return to their home State. Manipur’s Chief Electoral Officer Pradeep Kumar Jha said no voting arrangement had been made for people who left the State after the ethnic violence broke out …

Meitei group sets peace terms for Manipur Chief Minister, MLAs
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Meitei group sets peace terms for Manipur Chief Minister, MLAs

The Hindu  

The Arambai Tenggol, a Meitei radical group allegedly at the forefront of the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur, on Wednesday extracted a pledge from MLAs across the State’s Imphal Valley to “convey the concerns of the people” to the Centre. The AT had a week ago summoned all the Valley-based MLAs, including Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh and his Congress …

One-day Manipur Assembly session today, Kuki MLAs likely to skip
1 year, 3 months ago

One-day Manipur Assembly session today, Kuki MLAs likely to skip

Firstpost  

The crucial one-day session of the Manipur Assembly on Tuesday is likely to hold a discussion on the state’s prevailing situation of ethnic strife, although most of the Kuki MLAs, regardless of party affiliations, are likely to skip the session over safety concerns The crucial one-day session of the Manipur Assembly on Tuesday is likely to hold a discussion on …

After Manipur government order, Kukis and Meiteis stick to their regions while rejoining work
1 year, 5 months ago

After Manipur government order, Kukis and Meiteis stick to their regions while rejoining work

The Hindu  

The Manipur government on June 26 invoked a “No work, No pay” order for all government employees who remained away from work without “authorised leave” due to the “prevailing situation in the State”. The order, though issued to nudge government and police officials to report for duty, has led to members of the Kuki community joining work in the hill …

Bifurcation demand | 10 Manipur MLAs get showcause notice
1 year, 6 months ago

Bifurcation demand | 10 Manipur MLAs get showcause notice

The Hindu  

The Privilege and Ethics Committee of the 60-member Manipur Assembly has asked 10 MLAs to explain why they demanded a separate administration for a group of ethnic communities. Editorial | Useful first step: on probing the ethnic violence in Manipur ‘Youth cannot surrender arms’ An Imphal Valley-based civil society group has said Manipur’s youth were unwilling to surrender their arms …

Manipur unrest | The embers of Meitei-Kuki conflict still glow
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur unrest | The embers of Meitei-Kuki conflict still glow

The Hindu  

/ repeat shuffle M.N. “All the top officers, from the DGP to secretaries in the State government, are Kukis,” says Sanasam Joykumar Singh, a Meitei leader associated with the Meitei Tribes Union. does not belong to the Government of Manipur.” Or: “SOS — Separation is the Only Solution.” Graffiti on the walls call for a ‘Zoland’ or ‘Kukiland.’ Sitting in …

Manipur update: 23,000 flee ethnic violence, curfew relaxed partially. 10 points
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur update: 23,000 flee ethnic violence, curfew relaxed partially. 10 points

Live Mint  

The situation in Manipur have killed at least 54 people and forced 23,000 to flee the state amid sporadic instances of ethnic violence, the Indian Army confirmed on Sunday. India's northeast states have seen decades of unrest among ethnic and separatist groups seeking more autonomy or even secession from India, with at least 50,000 people killed in Manipur since the …

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