In order to restore peace in the adjoining state, the Mizoram BJP unit has called for the installation of a President’s Rule in the violent Manipur.
More than 100 people have died since Manipur’s ethnic unrest began on May 3, according to a statement from the BJP-scheduled Tribe Morcha.
The ethnic violence, it claimed, had also resulted in the burning down of at least 220 churches.
The BJP said that even in the wake of such massacres and the burning down of homes and places of worship, the majority of society still attacks the minority.
It advised controlling the violence before it turned into a significant social and religious conflict.
The N. Biren Singh-led Manipur administration was also blamed by the BJP-aligned tribal Morcha for the racial unrest. In order to restore peace in the state, it asked that the current Manipur administration be overthrown and President’s Rule be imposed as soon as possible.
According to the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF), a coalition of significant Kuki-Hmar-Mizo-Zomi civil society organizations, at least 106 tribal members have died in the ethnic conflict between the Meitei and Kuki communities
According to the forum, there have been as many as 262 churches burned down, along with 93 church administrative buildings and quarters.
Numerous Kuki community members demonstrated on Saturday in Lamka of Churachandpur town while carrying empty coffins in memory of those who had died in the ethnic conflict and to show support for the living and the bereaved families.
Since May 3, there have been numerous interethnic conflicts in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, mostly between the Meitei and Kuki. Over 75 people have died as a result of the violence, and over 1,700 buildings, including houses of worship and other facilities, have been set on fire. Additionally, there are currently 315 aid camps housing more than 35,000 individuals, many of whom have been relocated. These figures could also be increasing as the war goes on.
President’s Rule is not the best way to bring peace to Manipur, according to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who made this statement during the all-party meeting on Saturday. He added that since June 23 there have been no reports of violence in the state.
