Chief minister N Biren Singh said “people living in Moreh are citizens of Manipur whether they are Kuki, Naga, Meitei, Meitei-Pangal or whoever” | Latest News India
Kalita who was in Gauhati Press Club on Tuesday said, “Our aim initially in Manipur was to carry out rescue and relief operations for the people who have been displaced from their houses. We have been trying to contain the violence, largely we have been successful but because of the polarisation between the Kukis and Meiteis some sporadic incidents do keep on taking place.”
An order issued by the division bench comprising Chief Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Golmei Gaiphulshillu Kabui asked the state "to extend the services to areas" which were unaffected by violence. The court also asked the state to upload on its official website copies of all the orders issued in relation to the suspension or curbing of mobile internet data services.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat accused "outside forces" of orchestrating the violence in Manipur and blamed them for the secessionist and internal conflict in the state. He also criticized cultural Marxists and woke elements for influencing media and academia to disrupt the country s education and culture.
A group of Manipuri students studying in Assam s Jorhat have been unable to return home for the Durga Puja festival due to safety concerns and lack of financial resources. The students fear violence in their home state, where ethnic strife has been ongoing for months. Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur s population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals - Nagas and Kukis - constitute little over 40 per cent and reside in the hill districts.