WMC urges PM Modi to act swiftly on Manipur ethnic crisis
World Meetei Council (WMC) urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take «immediate steps» to resolve the ongoing ethnic crisis in Manipur adding that over a year-long hostility is a matter of national concern.
WMC's Tripura unit President H. Bankim Singha, on the sidelines of an event here, said the Manipur crisis has been persisting for over 15 months, claiming over 225 lives while leaving thousands homeless and destitute.
Describing the ethnic riots in Manipur as a shameful chapter in the state's history, he said that «it is deeply distressing to see one community setting fire to another community's properties».
«The future of children is becoming uncertain, and their education is being severely disrupted… people are being forced to live as refugees in their own land. Thousands have lost their livelihoods, and some have even attempted suicide due to the unbearable suffering,» the WMC leader lamented while talking to the mediapersons.
Singha underlined that the Prime Minister bears the primary responsibility for restoring peace in Manipur at the earliest.
«Manipur is an integral part of India. If one part of a human body gets burned, the pain is felt in the entire body. The Prime Minister must step in to heal this wound before it affects the nation further,» he said.
Singha said that the N. Biren Singh-led government has so far failed to restore normalcy. He said that the local authorities should work towards peace, and again stressed that «it is ultimately the responsibility of the Prime Minister, who is
