The fire of violence in Manipur that broke out in the year 2023 has not subsided even today. Don’t know how many people have already lost their blood in this violence. It has been more than a year and now for the first time, MLAs from Meitei, Kuki and Naga communities in Manipur will participate in a joint meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. There will be a demand to restore peace in the meeting. Officials said the Union Home Ministry will host the meeting and Home Minister Amit Shah and senior officials of the ministry will monitor the meeting. The ministry has invited ministers and MLAs of the N Biren Singh-led government to attend the meeting, which is scheduled to be held at North Block in New Delhi, officials said. An official said the purpose of this meeting is to bridge the gap that has fueled unrest in Manipur in the last few months. Its objective is to bring MLAs from the three major communities face to face so that peace can be restored, especially between the Meiteis and the Kukis.
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For the first time, MLAs from Meitei, Kuki and Naga communities are scheduled to meet here on Tuesday as part of an effort to restore peace in the conflict-torn state after the ethnic violence that broke out in Manipur about 17 months ago. Sources gave this information. This meeting has been called by the Home Ministry as part of an effort to resolve differences between the Meitei and Kuki communities, find an amicable solution to the ongoing conflict there and end the differences. Sources said that Assembly Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh and MLA Thongam Biswajit Singh can attend the meeting on behalf of the Meitei community and Letpao Haokip and Nemcha Kipgen (both ministers of state) on behalf of the Kuki community.
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Meitei, Kuki, Naga MLAs to hold meeting in national capital
The Naga community is represented by MLAs Ram Muivah, Awangbo Newmai and L. Will show. Home Minister Amit Shah and Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh will not attend this meeting. About a month ago, Shah had said that there is a need for talks between the Kuki and Meitei communities to resolve the situation in Manipur and the Center is holding discussions with both the groups, following which this meeting is being held between the leaders of these groups. .
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Review of security situation in Manipur
The Home Minister had given a similar statement while reviewing the security situation in Manipur on June 17. A statement issued by the Home Ministry had said that the Home Minister underlined the importance of a coordinated approach to resolve the ongoing ethnic conflict in the state and said that “the Home Ministry will talk to both the groups – Meitei and Kuki as soon as possible.” So that the caste divide can be bridged.” Sources said that all the Naga, Kuki and Meitei MLAs and ministers attending the meeting were invited by the Home Ministry through letters and telephone calls.
Middle path will be found to end violence
Ten Kuki MLAs, including seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs, had meanwhile skipped the assembly sessions held. As per the wishes of the people of the Kuki community, the community MLAs have also stressed on the demand for a separate administration or Union Territory for the tribal people in Manipur. These 10 MLAs also include Letpao Haokip and Nemcha Kipgen, who are ministers in the Biren Singh-led government in Manipur. Caste violence had erupted on May 3 last year after a tribal unity march was taken out in the hill districts of Manipur to protest against the majority Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Caste status in Manipur. More than 220 people from Kuki and Meitei communities and security personnel have been killed in the ongoing violence in the state since then.
Chief Minister N Biren Singh made efforts
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that the central government has held important meetings to deal with the ongoing caste crisis in the state. Efforts are being made to initiate dialogue between the conflicting groups. Since May, 200 people have died in the conflict between Meitei and Kuki. Singh hinted at joint efforts to bring back peace.
Government’s efforts to facilitate communication
The talks are part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-led central government’s efforts to facilitate dialogue between the warring communities and find a peaceful solution to the crisis in the state. The ongoing violence has left the state sharply divided along ethnic lines, primarily between the Kukis who live in the hills and the majority Meitei communities in the valley. The caste tension began on 3 May 2023 when the All Tribal Students Union (ATSU) organized a rally against the demand for inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category. More than 200 people lost their lives and about 50,000 were displaced in the violence. Over the past few months, security forces in the state have conducted several operations to recover illegal arms and ammunition.
Congress wins Manipur Lok Sabha elections
Earlier this year, elections were held for two Lok Sabha seats in Manipur, in which both the seats were won by the Congress. In Inner Manipur, Congress candidate Angomcha Bimol Akoijam defeated BJP candidate Thunaojam Basant Kumar Singh by a margin of over 109,000 votes. In Outer Manipur, Congress’s Alfred Kannagam S Arthur won against Naga People’s Front candidate Katchui Timothy Jimik by over 85,000 votes.
