More than a hundred people died, more than 50 thousand displaced, people’s houses were burnt, shops were burnt, churches were burnt.
Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Center, Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state… But still the violence continues.
What is the reason that the central and state governments are not able to control the ongoing tension and violence for more than a month.
Are Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N. Biren Singh proving to be a failure on the Manipur front? After this, on July 20, the PM commented on the Manipur issue for the first time.
The Supreme Court asked the government to take immediate steps in this matter.
Amidst the ongoing violence in Manipur for the last two and a half months, there has hardly been a day when the news of violent clash, murder or arson in any area of this state has not reached Delhi.
But on Wednesday, a disturbing video of the sexual assault on two women went viral on social media in such a way that the violence in Manipur reverberated throughout the day in the national capital, 2,500 kilometers away.
The next day after the video went viral, on Thursday, PM Modi said in the Parliament complex, “My heart is filled with sorrow due to the incident in Manipur. This incident is shameful.
What do the Kuki and Meitei community who are burning in the fire of Manipur violence have to say on PM Modi’s comment and will this statement make any difference at the ground level? Meitei people claim that there are many videos of similar vandalism with their people but they are not shared.
Many also say that PM Modi should check the veracity of the video before issuing a statement. Human rights activist K.K. In the view of Onil, the violence of Manipur can increase further due to the statement of the PM.
When we asked him the reason behind this argument, he said, “The video that went viral yesterday is very unfortunate. But it is also one-sided because both the parties (Kuki and Meitei) are suffering in the violence. The violence has been going on for almost three months but the Prime Minister has given a statement on only one case, while remaining silent on other videos of similar violence. He should speak on the issues of both the communities.”
Of. Onil also says that when there is a train accident in Odisha, Prime Minister Modi goes there but remains silent on Manipur.
Last month, more than 250 people lost their lives in a train accident in Balasore, Odisha.
He says that there are many other issues in violence-hit Manipur, there have been cases of people from both the communities being burnt alive. There have been cases of rape with women of both the communities.
Of. Onil said, “Now it is being shown that people of only one community are being killed, raped… What message is it trying to convey?”
He said, “Be it the state government or the central government, at the moment no one seems committed to stop the violence. It may take a year or more to stop the violence.”
