Imphal: In Manipur Violence, which has been affected by violence for more than one and a half months, there have been fresh incidents of mob violence on Friday. In the latest incident of violence weeks after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s state visit, 400-500 rounds of bullets were fired from automatic weapons in Kwakata town of Bishupur and Kangwai village of Churachandpur. In Imphal, the Army, Assam Rifles, and Manipur Rapid Action Force carried out a joint march till midnight to prevent rioters from assembling. The mob also tried to loot weapons from a police station in West Imphal, which was foiled by the security forces.
Today, Rebellion Unity Day is celebrated in Manipur and a curfew is in force. Internet services have also come to a standstill. According to a report in ‘India Today’, following the latest incidents of violence, the opposition has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appeal for peace and convene an all-party meeting on ethnic violence in Manipur before leaving for his foreign tour on June 20. asked for. In the latest incidents of violence in Manipur, the houses of BJP leaders have been attacked. A day after Union Minister RK Singh’s house was torched, a mob tried to set fire to MLA Biswajit’s house on Friday.
The mob also targeted BJP leader Sharda Devi’s house near Porampet in Imphal. On both occasions, the security forces dispersed the crowd. Rebellion Unity Day is celebrated in Manipur on the 18th of June. Due to this, there is a possibility of increasing violence. Significantly, Vidroh Ekta Diwas is celebrated every year to pay tribute to the 18 people who lost their lives during the June 18 movement in 2001. Referring to the 2001 agitation, the Congress on Saturday urged PM, Modi, to appeal for peace. The Congress said that if the Prime Minister did not respond to their request, it would call a meeting of opposition leaders.
Congress’s Jairam Ramesh said that Manipur was burning 22 years ago on June 18, 2001, as well. The Assembly, the Speaker’s bungalow, and the CM Secretariat were burnt and the blockade continued for three and a half months. At that time Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister and the all-party meeting was called twice. Significantly, a month ago in Manipur, more than 100 people lost their lives in the ethnic violence between the people of Meitei and Kuki communities. Currently, there are about 30,000 central security personnel deployed in Manipur to maintain law and order apart from the state police forces.
