Safety has been intensified throughout strife-torn Manipur as a precautionary measure forward of the second anniversary of the May 3 ethnic violence between valley-majority Meiteis and hill-majority Kukis. Each the hills and the valley are anticipated to see rallies by the warring communities on Saturday.

In accordance with Manipur police officers, safety has been tightened in each areas, with intensive frisking and checking underway at key areas in Imphal, Kangpokpi, Churachandpur and different susceptible districts.

FLAG MARCH IN IMPHAL

On Friday, round 200 automobiles belonging to mixed safety forces, together with state and central items, performed a flag march in and round Imphal metropolis, masking each Imphal East and West districts.

The march started round 4 pm from the Metropolis Conference Centre in Palace Compound, Imphal East, and continued all through the town.

A senior police officer, talking on situation of anonymity, instructed India In the present day TV, “Manipur has been in turmoil since 2023. Many individuals have died, been injured or gone lacking. The joint safety flag march is being performed to reassure the general public and forestall any type of violence.”

Ethnic violence first erupted in Churachandpur district on May 3, 2023, following a mass rally organised by the All Tribal College students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM), a tribal organisation. The rally was held in opposition to the advice for granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing to the Meitei group.

Hundreds of Meiteis residing in Churachandpur fled as an irate mob vandalised and set hearth to their houses. In retaliation, properties belonging to 1000’s of Kukis had been additionally vandalised and torched within the valley.

Because the outbreak of violence, over 250 individuals have been killed and greater than 60,000 displaced.

RALLIES PLANNED BY KUKI AND MEITEI BODIES

To mark the second anniversary of the ethnic violence, the apex Meitei organisation, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), is organising a public conference on Saturday at Khuman Lampak in Imphal, a Meitei-dominated space.

In Churachandpur, a Kuki-majority district, the anniversary shall be noticed as ‘Separation Day’.

Comparable flag marches had been additionally held on Friday night time and Saturday morning within the Khwairamband market space, the guts of the town.

N Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister on February 9 forward of the Manipur Meeting session. 4 days later, the Centre imposed President’s Rule in the state.