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One person was injured after a ‘pumpi’, which is an indigenous cannon used by the Kukis in the conflict, exploded at a residential quarter formerly occupied by Kukis in Langol Housing Complex in Imphal West.
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) on Wednesday condemned the bomb attack at Koubru Leikha, Saparmeina along Asian highway (National Highway 2) by suspected Kuki terrorists around 12.30 am.
Manipur being a land-locked state highly depends on the highways for ferrying in food and all other goods including essential items, which is exactly why highway blockades have become a bargaining chip for groups who have an axe to grind with the state authorities or holding it to ransom for realisation of their demands howsoever petty it be sometimes.
Gunshots fired from Phaileng Hills, Kangpokpi district hit the bunkers of the 4th IRB stationed at Hot Mix Plant, sources said.
On the first anniversary of the Manipur crisis, we must pay our respect to those who have departed untimely, seek the bodies of those missing and resolve to continue support to those displaced so that they can return to their homestead.
As per sources, the Kuki militants carried out their attack from Haraothel and Bethel areas in Kangpokpi district.
Kukis particularly in Kangpokpi district are set to boycott the elections. Meanwhile, a rumour is being spread in the valley that Kukis have decided to vote for the BJP supported NPF candidate in the Outer constituency while on the other hand, a ‘fake’ directive of Kuki leaders to vote for the Congress candidate is circulating in the media, vehemently denied by Kuki leaders including MLAs.
The Kuki Inpi Sadar Hills made it clear that their approach to the Lok Sabha Polls isn’t about “boycotting” but rather opting to “abstain from voting.”
One AK 47 rifle and a folding INSAS rifle were recovered.
Two village volunteers injured in a gunfight between Kuki militants and Meitei village volunteers in Tengnoupal district, Manipur.
Mayang Imphal Apunba Meira Paibis and Yumnam Huidrom Apunba Meira Paibis on Tuesday took a firm stand that they will not take part in the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha Election.
The Kuki stand is quite mystifying. One moment, they will play the victim card to the hilt by bombarding the national media and social media with concocted historical narratives and false propaganda and in the not-so-distant past, as a victim of an imagined ‘genocide’ started by the majority Meitei community.
The state BJP leaders cannot even convince Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make a worthwhile statement regarding the present Manipur crisis or to visit the state or to meet the state MLAs in New Delhi, and they had the audacity to seek votes in the name of Narendra Modi.
Come election time, every candidate will come and promise to work for the inclusion of the eight assembly constituencies to the Inner Manipur constituency. Yet, nobody cares after winning the elections.
While the women and children are huddled together in relief camps, their male counterparts seek shelter in a community hall without walls, fences, or electricity guarded by a meagre 20 personnel of the IRB.
The election to the Lok Sabha has brought out some demands to postpone the election in Manipur as the situation is abnormal and there can be no free and fair election. On the other hand, differences have cropped up within the Kuki community with the UKLF stating that they will support the BJP candidate in the election on the ground that it was the BJP which initiated talks.
Well, the Election Commission must have broadly thought of how the deployment of civilian personnel is going to be done while deciding on the conduct of Lok Sabha elections, whatever be the status of ethnic relations. However, it would be interesting to watch how the Commission does it.
Keeping aside the matter of involvement of foreign mercenaries, we have looked deeper into the question of who is footing the bill for all the sophisticated arms and ammunition besides explosive material which is fuelling the conflict. There is talk about drug cartels taking care of the expenses in furthering the clashes. But one has to be sure.
The Manipur government must roll back the newly created districts and re-organize to keep all the indigenous minorities under one umbrella and not let them further succumb to the divisive political policies.
The situation in Manipur is ripe to usher in responsible voting so that the best candidate is elected. If there is no good candidate, NOTA is always there. In fact there must be a law that if NOTA garners maximum votes, no candidate be declared as elected.
