Manoj Kumar Jha: ‘Constitutional machinery has fallen apart in Manipur’
1 year, 3 months ago

Manoj Kumar Jha: ‘Constitutional machinery has fallen apart in Manipur’

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 24, 2023 11:00 IST - 8 MINS READ Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Kumar Jha was part of the 21-member delegation of opposition parties that visited strife-torn Manipur on July 29 and 30, met the victims of violence, and assessed the tragedy of ethnic clashes and the status of relief camps. Everybody says Manipur’s Chief Minister is part of the problem. “Today, Manipur is a classic example of a split society, and a split society can never enrich the idea of democracy.”Manoj Kumar JhaRJD MP Would it not have been better to discuss Manipur under any rule in Parliament during the monsoon session than not having a discussion at all, thereby giving the government an exit route? Union Minister Anurag Thakur slammed the opposition for “political tourism” after their visit, while in the Lok Sabha Modi blamed the Congress for the violence in Manipur.

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Is my nation so weak that it can’t protect Manipur’s people? asks Congress MP Alfred Arthur in Parliament
1 week, 2 days ago

Is my nation so weak that it can’t protect Manipur’s people? asks Congress MP Alfred Arthur in Parliament

Live Mint  

Congress Member of Parliament Alfred Kan-Ngam Arthur questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting violence-hit Manipur. “Where was the Constitution on the December 4, 2021 when armed forces killed 6 civilians who had gone to work in mines,” he said invoking 2021 Nagaland killings, criticising the Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh of not taking responsibility for the deaths of …

When will Manipur violence end? What Amit Shah said
1 week, 2 days ago

When will Manipur violence end? What Amit Shah said

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday described the ongoing violence in Manipur as an ethnic clash, distancing it from terrorism or religious conflict. Speaking at the Agenda Aaj Tak — his first media interaction since the BJP's Lok Sabha election victory — Shah outlined the nature of the crisis in the northeastern state. Shah noted that ethnic disturbances in …

​Welcome spotlight: On the Supreme Court directive to Manipur government
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1 week, 3 days ago

​Welcome spotlight: On the Supreme Court directive to Manipur government

The Hindu  

Hearing a case by petitioners aggrieved with the unremitting hostilities in Manipur, the Supreme Court of India has directed the Manipur government to disclose details of destroyed and encroached properties following the ethnic violence a year and a half ago. The Court had also, a few months ago, extended the working tenure of the Justice Gita Mittal-led Committee supervising the …

Ensure peace in Manipur, says Shah
1 month ago

Ensure peace in Manipur, says Shah

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi/Imphal: In a high-level meeting here with top security and intelligence officials here, the Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday reviewed the volatile security situation in Manipur for the second consecutive day and directed them to focus on restoring peace and order as early as possible. The MHA has decided to rush an additional 50 companies of the …

‘Peace talks on with both Manipur groups’: Amit Shah
3 months ago

‘Peace talks on with both Manipur groups’: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the government is talking to both the Meitei and Kuki communities in strife-torn Manipur to restore normalcy and has begun fencing the country’s border with Myanmar to check infiltration. Barring three days of violence last week, the overall situation in Manipur has been calm and the government has been working to restore …

WATCH: Manipur facing civil war-like situation, but PM has not spoken a word, says Congress MP
5 months, 3 weeks ago

WATCH: Manipur facing civil war-like situation, but PM has not spoken a word, says Congress MP

The Hindu  

Congress MP A. Bimol Akoijam made a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for remaining silent on Manipur, which has been affected by ethnic violence for the past one year. In a late-night speech in the Lok Sabha on Monday, he said there is a civil war-like situation in Manipur, “yet our Prime Minister has remained mute, not even …

Manipur going via tough phase, will lay path for betterment of society: CM
6 months ago

Manipur going via tough phase, will lay path for betterment of society: CM

Business Standard  

Speaking at the state-level International Yoga Day function at Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, Singh said the current situation in Manipur is a turning point for indigenous people and their future. Noting that ethnic strife-torn Manipur was going through a difficult phase, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday asserted that his government will lay the path for betterment of the …

Manipur situation will be resolved within three months: CM Biren Singh
6 months ago

Manipur situation will be resolved within three months: CM Biren Singh

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh said on June 21 that peace would return to his State in two or three months because of the priority given to resolving the 14-month-long violence by the new National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre. This indicates there were seven months of peace with schools and business establishments reopening,” Mr. Singh told …

Manipur CM meets top State officials who attended security review meet in Delhi
6 months ago

Manipur CM meets top State officials who attended security review meet in Delhi

The Hindu  

Two days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting to review the security situation in Manipur without the presence of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, top officials who attended the meeting met Mr. Singh in Imphal and briefed him about the measures being taken to restore peace in the strife-torn State. Mr. Singh posted on X that “upon …

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 …

Govt’s priority to restore peace in Manipur keeping the state united: Amit Shah
8 months, 1 week ago

Govt’s priority to restore peace in Manipur keeping the state united: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the priority of the next government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be to restore peace in strife-torn Manipur by talking to all sides and keeping the state united. Union home minister Amit Shah speaks at a public rally ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Manipur’s Imphal on Monday. “I …

‘Won’t allow Manipur to break apart', declares Amit Shah in Imphal
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Won’t allow Manipur to break apart', declares Amit Shah in Imphal

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday alleged that “attempts were made to alter Manipur's demography through infiltration”, adding that the Lok Sabha election is between the forces “trying to break Manipur and those keeping it united”. Union home minister Amit Shah “The most important thing is that no matter how much one tries- ‘hum Manipur ko tutne nahi denge’,” …

'We won't allow Manipur to break': Amit Shah stresses on peace and unity in Imphal
8 months, 1 week ago

'We won't allow Manipur to break': Amit Shah stresses on peace and unity in Imphal

India TV News  

Manipur violence: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the BJP government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not let anyone divide Manipur, adding that the central government’s priority is to establish peace in the ethnic strife-affected northeastern state. Addressing a public rally in Imphal on Monday, the Union Home Minister said, “The most important …

Manipur | Is the Legislative Assembly Even Trying for Peaceable Reconciliation?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur | Is the Legislative Assembly Even Trying for Peaceable Reconciliation?

The Quint  

The successful ‘appropriation’ of the state by utilising groups like the Arambai Tenggol, has enabled proponents of Meitei supremacism to ‘legitimise’ a selective history of Manipur, in a stance that terms itself ‘post-colonial’. So, are we then to consider even the very rebirth of Manipur as a kingdom, then as a princely state, and then as a state in the …

Letting Manipur slip into anarchy
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Letting Manipur slip into anarchy

Hindustan Times  

The attendance at the meeting called by Arambai Tenggol in Imphal on Wednesday points to the intractable situation in Manipur, where ethnic relations have nosedived since violence broke out in May last year. The legislators signed a pledge that included Arambai’s key demands, among them abrogation of the Suspension of Operations agreement with Kuki militants, deportation of refugees from Myanmar …

Manipur Violence: 10-party delegation urges Governor to initiate peace talks between warring communities
1 year, 1 month ago

Manipur Violence: 10-party delegation urges Governor to initiate peace talks between warring communities

Firstpost  

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s population and live mostly in the Imphal valley, while tribals, which include Nagas and Kukis, constitute 40 per cent and reside mainly in the hill districts. A delegation comprising 10 political parties has urged Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey to take steps toward initiating peace talks between the two conflicting communities in …

Violence in Manipur has been caused by the expansion of Hindutva to north-eastern India, says social activist
1 year, 2 months ago

Violence in Manipur has been caused by the expansion of Hindutva to north-eastern India, says social activist

The Hindu  

Terming the violence and atrocities on Kukis by Meiteis in Manipur as State- He was addressing a seminar on the tragic tale of Manipur organised by Karnataka State Dalit Sangharsh Samithi at S.M. Comparing the Manipur violence with the Gujarat violence of 2002, Mr. Shivasundar said that the Gujarat carnage and the Manipur violence have one thing in common, which, …

Manipur's perilous path: Navigating violence, deep ethnic divisions and the quest for elusive peace
1 year, 2 months ago

Manipur's perilous path: Navigating violence, deep ethnic divisions and the quest for elusive peace

Firstpost  

As time passes without resolution, the divide deepens, leaving it contingent on how much bloodshed the Kuki-Zomi and Meitei communities are willing to endure before reaching peaceful terms Peace is fragile and elusive in Manipur, and with even a small spark, unrest spreads like wildfire. Tabulated statements by the state and Central government in the past have indicated that the …

DC Edit | Manipur burning, fix the mess
1 year, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Manipur burning, fix the mess

Deccan Chronicle  

The peace in Manipur was as short-lived as the news cycles that may have swung the attention away from a problem that has been festering since the major outbreak of violence there in the first week of May. The repeal of the Internet ban, at 143 days the second longest in India after the one in Jammu & Kashmir, lasted …

Manipur violence is unprecedented: senior Army official
1 year, 3 months ago

Manipur violence is unprecedented: senior Army official

Live Mint  

Manipur has seen communal tensions previously also but the current situation is unprecedented owing to the fact that both communities have large number of weapons, a senior Army official said on Friday. Something similar happened in the early 90s when the Nagas and Kukis fought and then within the Kuki groups also there was a fight in the late 90s.” …

Playing out a farce: The Hindu Editorial on government and legislature functioning in Manipur
1 year, 3 months ago

Playing out a farce: The Hindu Editorial on government and legislature functioning in Manipur

The Hindu  

Given what transpired on Tuesday, it is difficult not to term the functioning of the government and the legislature in conflict-ridden Manipur a farce being played out in the State. That legislative functions have been so poorly conducted when there are pressing issues related to the rehabilitation of displaced residents, the recovery of looted weapons, the persisting ethnic divide leading …

PARLIAMENT WATCH | Decoding the BJP blame game over mishandling of Manipur crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

PARLIAMENT WATCH | Decoding the BJP blame game over mishandling of Manipur crisis

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 24, 2023 11:00 IST - 5 MINS READ The opposition has rapped the BJP government at the Centre over its handling of the Manipur crisis and repeatedly attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his silence on the issue. “Racial violence” In their statements, both Modi and Shah talked about violence in Manipur in the past during Congress …

Festering wounds: On Manipur’s elusive peace
1 year, 4 months ago

Festering wounds: On Manipur’s elusive peace

The Hindu  

More than three months since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur, there are still little or no signs of lasting peace. But that opportunity was seemingly lost, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had little to say beyond homilies on what needs to be done even as the Opposition only sought to pin down the government …

Why Centre needs a broad roadmap to bring back normalcy in Manipur
1 year, 4 months ago

Why Centre needs a broad roadmap to bring back normalcy in Manipur

Firstpost  

It is now well over hundred days that Manipur has been on the boil due to the ethnic violence between Meites and Kukis, the two main communities. While the immediate trigger was opposition by Kukis to the Manipur High Court directive on inclusion of Meiteis in ‘Schedule Tribe’ list, the tension, however, was brewing over the past couple of months. …

'Our Doors Always Open for Constructive Discussions': Manipur CM Appeals for Peace on I-Day
1 year, 4 months ago

'Our Doors Always Open for Constructive Discussions': Manipur CM Appeals for Peace on I-Day

News 18  

In his address during the 77th Indian Independence Day celebration, Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh extended an appeal for peace and reconciliation amidst the ethnic crisis that has engulfed the state for the past three months. Acknowledging the tragic toll the violence has taken, including over a hundred lives lost, thousands rendered homeless, and substantial property damage, the Chief …

Independence Day 2023: India Stands With Manipur, Peace Returning To State, Says PM Modi
1 year, 4 months ago

Independence Day 2023: India Stands With Manipur, Peace Returning To State, Says PM Modi

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 10th consecutive Independence Day address, said India was with the people of Manipur, which has been hit by ethnic violence since May, and appealed for peace in the northeastern state. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, PM Modi said the Centre and the Manipur government was making all efforts to …

Petty battles: The Hindu Editorial on Manipur and Parliament
1 year, 4 months ago

Petty battles: The Hindu Editorial on Manipur and Parliament

The Hindu  

The Opposition’s stated objective of moving a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government was to force him to speak on the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur. During the debate, Home Minister Amit Shah offered a more detailed exposition of the government’s approach towards the conflict and the situation in Manipur. Mr. Shah noted that the fresh influx of …

Manipur | 'In Sectarian Conflict, Mob Uses Sexual Violence To Send A Message Of Subordination; State Bound To Stop This' : Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur | 'In Sectarian Conflict, Mob Uses Sexual Violence To Send A Message Of Subordination; State Bound To Stop This' : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Apex Court expressed its anguish of the manner in which women have been subjected to grave acts of sexual violence in the course of the sectarian strife in Manipur. The Court observed:"Subjecting women to sexual crimes and violence is completely unacceptable and constitutes a grave violation of the constitutional values of dignity, personal liberty and autonomy all of which …

Will establish peace again in Manipur: Modi in Parliament
1 year, 4 months ago

Will establish peace again in Manipur: Modi in Parliament

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The government recognises the suffering of the people of Manipur, sees the crimes against women in the state as unacceptable, is committed to bringing perpetrators to justice, and will ensure that a new dawn of peace will arise in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Parliament on Thursday. I assure the people of Manipur that we …

Peace will be restored in Manipur, PM Modi assures Lok Sabha
1 year, 4 months ago

Peace will be restored in Manipur, PM Modi assures Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured the people of Manipur that India and Parliament were with them and the State and Central governments were putting all efforts to bring peace and development back to the State, as his government won the motion of no-confidence amid a walkout by the Opposition. He spoke of the record of previous Congress governments …

India’s Modi appeals for peace in Manipur, months after ethnic clashes erupted in the state
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s Modi appeals for peace in Manipur, months after ethnic clashes erupted in the state

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s Narendra Modi appealed for peace during a Parliament debate Thursday, after opposition lawmakers had called for a no-confidence vote, accusing the prime minister of staying silent as a northeastern state governed by his party convulsed in months of ethnic violence. Modi raised the conflict in Manipur state some 90 minutes into his speech in response to …

'Manipur not divided': Smiriti Irani bashes Rahul Gandhi for his 'state broken into two parts' remark
1 year, 4 months ago

'Manipur not divided': Smiriti Irani bashes Rahul Gandhi for his 'state broken into two parts' remark

Firstpost  

During his speech on no-confidence motion debate, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that ‘Manipur doesn’t exist anymore as the Central government has divided it into two parts’ Union Minister Smriti Irani took a swipe on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his remarks that Manipur has been broken in two parts. https://t.co/CIFqt9F5H4 pic.twitter.com/2uTrTWRG84 — ANI August 9, 2023 During his speech …

Manipur violence shameful, don't politicise ethnic clashes: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur violence shameful, don't politicise ethnic clashes: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

India TV News  

Parliament Monsoon Session: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is replying on the No-Confidence Motion as sparks flew in the Lok Sabha on day 2 of debate on the motion moved by the Opposition demanding for PM Modi to speak in the Parliament on the Manipur issue. He said that the Opposition has moved the No-Confidence Motion against the Modi government …

DC Edit | After SC rebuke, Centre must act fast in Manipur
1 year, 4 months ago

DC Edit | After SC rebuke, Centre must act fast in Manipur

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court’s remarks, while hearing arguments in a suo motu case on the Manipur situation, that there has been an “absolute breakdown of the constitutional machinery and law and order”, are a reminder to the Union government that it must perform its responsibility of taking the state back to democracy and the constitutional mode of governance. The Union and …

Supreme indictment: on Manipur crisis and the Supreme Court of India’s censure
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme indictment: on Manipur crisis and the Supreme Court of India’s censure

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has pulled up the Manipur government for its “lethargic” investigations into the ethnic violence in the sensitive border State that began on May 3 and which has still not been doused. Pointing out that arrests have been “few and far between”, in the context of around 6,500 first information reports filed in relation to the violence, the …

Manipur conflict: What would it take to restore normalcy? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur conflict: What would it take to restore normalcy? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

There has been extreme civil strife in Manipur for nearly three months. Two major ethnic groups – the Valley-dwelling Meiteis and the hill-dwelling Kukis – seem to have completely lost even the bare minimum of mutual trust essential to co-exist peacefully. The barbaric sexual assault of Kuki-Zomi women on May 4, a viral video of which emerged recently, brought to …

Ensure violence ends in Manipur: Human rights panel to state government
1 year, 4 months ago

Ensure violence ends in Manipur: Human rights panel to state government

India Today  

The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday directed the Manipur government to ensure that no further violence takes place in the strife-torn northeastern state. "The authorities are directed to ensure that no further violence, which resulted in violation of human rights, takes place," the human rights panel said. The NHRC has observed that "in most of the matters relating to …

Imagine what he'd say if Congress was in power in Manipur: Gehlot slams PM Modi
1 year, 5 months ago

Imagine what he'd say if Congress was in power in Manipur: Gehlot slams PM Modi

India Today  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for mentioning poll-bound Rajasthan while addressing the issue of violence in Manipur but not visiting the riot-hit state. The chief minister pointed out that Manipur is governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, and he questioned what the PM's response would have been if the state was under Congress rule. "PM …

DC Edit | Oppostion has right to protest, but let Parliament be productive
1 year, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Oppostion has right to protest, but let Parliament be productive

Deccan Chronicle  

In an election year, it is hard to expect anything other than hard-nosed and pragmatic election-focused thoughts, words and actions from any political leader or party. With the national battlelines for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections set between INDIA and NDA, the two main alliances, with a handful of parties still outside both, business is bound to be all about …

Spoke for 30 seconds after 1800 hrs of silence on Manipur: Congress on PM’s remarks
1 year, 5 months ago

Spoke for 30 seconds after 1800 hrs of silence on Manipur: Congress on PM’s remarks

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Congress leaders on Thursday renewed their attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement ahead of Parliament’s monsoon session that also expressed his anguish over the viral video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur, saying PM Modi has finally broken his silence on the situation in Manipur but that the fleeting reference to Manipur was …

Manipur sexual violence video | Supreme Court ‘deeply disturbed’, orders Centre, Manipur government to act
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur sexual violence video | Supreme Court ‘deeply disturbed’, orders Centre, Manipur government to act

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud summoned the government’s top law officers — the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General — on Thursday to convey that the court was “deeply disturbed” by a video showing two women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted in strife-ridden Manipur. ‘Gross violations’ “The court is deeply disturbed by the visuals which have appeared in the media since …

Manipur: 'Will ensure strict action, including considering capital punishment,' says CM | 10 points
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur: 'Will ensure strict action, including considering capital punishment,' says CM | 10 points

India TV News  

Manipur situation: The grim situation in Manipur, which has witnessed a spate of violent incidents panning over a month, became the topic of hot discussion between the ruling and the Opposition sides as the Monsoon Session of the Parliament commenced on Thursday. The incident, which took place on May 4, and came to light only yesterday, triggered a massive uproar …

India fumes as EU parliament holds discussion on Manipur violence; dubs it 'entirely internal matter'
1 year, 5 months ago

India fumes as EU parliament holds discussion on Manipur violence; dubs it 'entirely internal matter'

India TV News  

India on Thursday again hit out at the European Parliament which adopted a motion on the Manipur violence as Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in France. Further, in a staunch way, the concerned ministry advised the Parliament to utilise "its time more productively on its internal issues.” Notably, clashes first broke out in Manipur on May 3 after a 'Tribal …

Manipur situation will improve in 7-10 days, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur situation will improve in 7-10 days, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on July 1 said the situation in neighbouring Manipur will improve within 7-10 days, with the State and Central Governments working ‘silently’ to restore peace. More than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur since clashes first started on May 3. Talking to reporters …

In letter to Rahul Gandhi, tribal body seeks President's rule in Manipur
1 year, 5 months ago

In letter to Rahul Gandhi, tribal body seeks President's rule in Manipur

India Today  

The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, in a letter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, sought his intervention in the Manipur crisis and urged him to raise the matter of separate administration for tribals with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, in the letter to Rahul Gandhi, said while both sides have suffered, the tribals have faced the …

Manipur — this is not a time for finger-pointing
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur — this is not a time for finger-pointing

The Hindu  

Manipur’s unfolding and extended tragedy, in which two of the State’s major communities, the Kukis and Meiteis, have been on a bloody communal clash since May 3, is proving how utterly meaningless all the contests to score debating points on the media are; equally, it shows how empty all political posturing and vaunts can be in matters of resolving deadly …

‘Unprecedented violence in Manipur has left deep wound on nation's conscience’: Sonia Gandhi
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Unprecedented violence in Manipur has left deep wound on nation's conscience’: Sonia Gandhi

India TV News  

Manipur violence: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said the “unprecedented violence in Manipur has devastated the lives of several people in the northeastern state and has left a deep wound in the conscience of the nation". In a video message, the Congress leader said "The unprecedented violence that has devastated the lives of people in your state …

Manipur violence | RSS appeals for peace, says no place for violence and hatred in a democracy
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur violence | RSS appeals for peace, says no place for violence and hatred in a democracy

The Hindu  

Almost 45 days after violence erupted in Manipur which led to over 100 deaths and mass destruction of properties, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on June 18 appealed for peace in the northeastern State. The Sangh further appealed to the government, including the local administration, police, military and the Central agencies to take every possible step to immediately stop this painful …

Over 550 civil society groups, activists, lawyers call for PM to break silence on Manipur
1 year, 6 months ago

Over 550 civil society groups, activists, lawyers call for PM to break silence on Manipur

The Hindu  

Over 550 civil society groups, retired bureaucrats and police officers, activists, lawyers, filmmakers, journalists, academics and writers have now come together to issue a public statement, calling for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence over the unabated ethnic violence in Manipur, which has been under way for over a month now — killing at least 100 people, injuring …

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