Manipur violence: From alleged China's links to President rule's appeal, here are 10 updates
Manipur's population and live for the most part in the hills surrounding the valley. The Kukis are represented by 10 legislators, including five BJP MLAs, in the 60-member Manipur Assembly. The Kuki People's Alliance (KPA), which is an ally of the ruling BJP government, has two MLAs.
The violence in Manipur erupted on 3 May this year and since then brutal reports of killings and rapes have emerged from the state. At present, BJP is the ruling government in the state and the Kuki community are demanding the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who has shown apparent close ties with Meities people. The mother of one of the girls who was stripped naked and paraded by a mob in Manipur wants capital punishment for the culprits.
She said, "I trust the central government but not the state government." She also said, "The thing I want to convey is that we the tribals, the minority, we can't live with the Meitei anymore, and second, if possible I want to at least see the dead bodies of my son and husband." The government of Manipur has resumed its campaign for the biometric capture of all "illegal" Myanmar immigrants on the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF), an umbrella group of tribals in Manipur, on Saturday, wrote a letter to the opposition alliance INDIA, seeking its support for their demand for a separate administration and implementation of President's rule in the violence-hit state. The CBI on Saturday registered a case in connection with Manipur viral video where two women were purportedly seen being paraded naked.
The CBI team will question the arrested accused. The process of handing over the evidence is already underway by the local police. Manipur Police
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