Manipur Violence: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor launched a scathing attack on the BJP blaming it for violence in Manipur . Tharoor called for the President’s rule in the state. He said the ‘state government is just not up to the job they were elected to do’.
Taking a jab at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the conflict between Kuki tribals and Meitei community, Tharoor said the voters of Manipur are feeling ‘grossly betrayed’ just a year after voting the BJP back into power.
Clashes broke out between Imphal Valley-based Meiteis and the hill-based Kukis on May 3. Armed mobs attacked villages, set houses on fire and ransacked shops. Taking cognizance of the situation, the government banned the mobile internet services and imposed prohibitory orders in violence-affected areas.
‘Where is good governance?’
“As the Manipur violence persists, all right-thinking Indians must ask themselves what happened to the much-vaunted good governance we had been promised,” Tharoor wrote on Twitter.
“The voters of Manipur are feeling grossly betrayed just a year after putting the BJP in power in their state. It’s time for President’s Rule; the state Govt is just not up to the job they were elected to do,” he added.
What caused violence?
On April 20, Manipur High Court gave the state government four weeks to consider the request of the Meitei community to be included in the Scheduled Tribes list. The court asked that the recommendation be sent to the Centre for its consideration.
Kuki organisations held a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ on Wednesday to protest the move to include Meiteis in the ST category. Clashes broke out soon after the march.
The government rushed the Army, Assam Rifles, paramilitary forces to the violence-hit state in the aftermath of the violence. The situation is now under control, according to information. Officials said 54 people have been killed and more than 150 injured in Manipur clashes.
Curfew lifted in Churachandpur
The government relaxed curfew for three hours in the worst hit Churachandpur district on Sunday morning. This was done to allow people to buy essential items such as medicines and food. The curfew imposed under section 144 of the CrPC will be relaxed from 7 am to 10 am, it said.
Manipur CM N Biren Singh on Saturday held an emergency all-party meeting in Imphal to discuss ways to bring peace to the state. The meeting resolved to form a peace committee in every assembly constituency to ensure that peace initiatives are implemented at the grassroots level.
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