Manipur unrest: Tribal our bodies name for postponement of Assembly session scheduled for August 29

Express News Service

GUWAHATI: Two tribal organisations in Manipur on Sunday known as for the postponement of a scheduled session of the Assembly till normalcy returns to the ethnic violence-hit state and the Kuki-Zo neighborhood really feel completely secure within the Imphal valley, the seat of energy.

The Committee on Tribal Unity and the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum denounced the convening of the 4th session of the Assembly on August 29, stating that the prevailing scenario was under no circumstances conducive for the ten Kuki-Zo MLAs to attend.

“If the government decided to go ahead with the session without considering the sentiment of the minority tribal people, any untoward incident arising out of it shall be the sole responsibility of the state government,” the organisations warned.

They mentioned contemplating the “complete breakdown of law and order and the failure of the State” in defending the lives of the widespread folks and prime officers alike, convening the Assembly session at such a time was devoid of logic and rationality.

“Since the outbreak of the current ethnic violence on 3rd May, 2023, Imphal valley has witnessed the lynching of more than a hundred innocent Kuki-Zo people, and the destruction of thousands of houses, including hundreds of churches and quarters. Even the lives and properties of Ministers and MLAs were not spared,” they mentioned in a joint assertion.

“Women were stripped, paraded naked, raped and murdered. Thousands of sophisticated weapons and lakhs of ammunition have been looted, and still remain at large. Yet the present dispensation allows the culprits to roam scot-free. All these instances turn the state into a complete war-like zone,” they additional mentioned.

The organisations mentioned whereas there’s “absolute anarchy”, the transfer to convene the Assembly session, as an alternative of controlling the continued violence “perpetrated by the radicalized Meitei outfit” first is totally unacceptable.

They considered it because the “majoritarian and integrationist strategy” of the dominant neighborhood to impose its will upon the minority neighborhood. 

“If the state government is really concerned about bringing back normalcy, it should own moral responsibility and resign for good. Forcing the Assembly session in spite of knowing well that the representatives of a sizeable population of the state will not be able to attend is not only immoral but also exposed the ulterior motive of the dominant community,” they mentioned.

GUWAHATI: Two tribal organisations in Manipur on Sunday known as for the postponement of a scheduled session of the Assembly till normalcy returns to the ethnic violence-hit state and the Kuki-Zo neighborhood really feel completely secure within the Imphal valley, the seat of energy.

The Committee on Tribal Unity and the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum denounced the convening of the 4th session of the Assembly on August 29, stating that the prevailing scenario was under no circumstances conducive for the ten Kuki-Zo MLAs to attend.

“If the government decided to go ahead with the session without considering the sentiment of the minority tribal people, any untoward incident arising out of it shall be the sole responsibility of the state government,” the organisations warned.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

They mentioned contemplating the “complete breakdown of law and order and the failure of the State” in defending the lives of the widespread folks and prime officers alike, convening the Assembly session at such a time was devoid of logic and rationality.

“Since the outbreak of the current ethnic violence on 3rd May, 2023, Imphal valley has witnessed the lynching of more than a hundred innocent Kuki-Zo people, and the destruction of thousands of houses, including hundreds of churches and quarters. Even the lives and properties of Ministers and MLAs were not spared,” they mentioned in a joint assertion.

“Women were stripped, paraded naked, raped and murdered. Thousands of sophisticated weapons and lakhs of ammunition have been looted, and still remain at large. Yet the present dispensation allows the culprits to roam scot-free. All these instances turn the state into a complete war-like zone,” they additional mentioned.

The organisations mentioned whereas there’s “absolute anarchy”, the transfer to convene the Assembly session, as an alternative of controlling the continued violence “perpetrated by the radicalized Meitei outfit” first is totally unacceptable.

They considered it because the “majoritarian and integrationist strategy” of the dominant neighborhood to impose its will upon the minority neighborhood. 

“If the state government is really concerned about bringing back normalcy, it should own moral responsibility and resign for good. Forcing the Assembly session in spite of knowing well that the representatives of a sizeable population of the state will not be able to attend is not only immoral but also exposed the ulterior motive of the dominant community,” they mentioned.