Who started violence in Manipur? Kuki scholars respond to allegation of 'AK-47 wielding rally goers'

Against the backdrop of the violence and unrest in Manipur, EastMojo was joined by Dr Ngamjahao Kipgen and Dr D Vaiphei of Manipur, both from the Kuki community, who sought to explain the events that unfolded in the aftermath of a rally called by a tribal student body.

The situation in Manipur is gradually improving with no fresh incident of violence reported in the last two days, officials said on Wednesday. Curfew was relaxed in 11 affected districts including Imphal West, Bishnupur, Churachandpur and Jiribam for six hours from 5 am.

A total of 2,500 more affected people from Churachandpur and 500 people stranded in the border town of Moreh were brought to Imphal on Tuesday.

Violence has claimed at least 60 lives and rendered thousands homeless in the Northeast Indian state. The clashes were preceded by tension over eviction of Kuki villagers from reserve forest land, which had led to a series of smaller agitations.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals — Nagas and Kukis — constitute another 40 percent of the population and reside in the hill districts.

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