The World Meetei Council (WMC) on Saturday condemned the recent dastardly attack by Chin-Kuki terrorists on Meetei villagers in Jiribam district.
The Manipur government’s inefficient handling of the situation, given the background of violence that has plagued the state for the past 13 months, is equally condemnable, WMC secretary general Yambem Arun Meetei stated in a release.
Villages such as Lamtai Khunou, Uchathol and other surrounding areas in Jiribam district have been severely affected by the sheer negligence and incompetence of the state government, particularly the home department, which is directly overseen by the chief minister, it accused.
It also expressed discontentment over central security forces’ way of handling the situation, removing Meetei villagers from their homes, thereby allowing the terrorists to burn down Meetei houses instead of protecting them.
It mooted whether all of it is a deliberate plan, adding that similar actions were observed in Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, and Moreh. It pointed out that approximately 200 Meeteis have been removed by central security forces, and their homes have been destroyed and burned by the Chin Kukis.
WMC urged both the state and central governments to act decisively to save Jiribam district from the violence that has rocked Manipur for the past 13 months, the release stated.
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