Cycle of violence that has defined #Manipur a beautiful multi-ethnic, multi-religious & multi-cultural state home to 3.2 million Indigenous peoples must end.Good governance, building a diverse,inclusive state & protection of borders need of hour to stop crisis.This is from today
A press conference was held with the Meitei Supporters of Lucknow at Uttar Pradesh Press Club, Lucknow. Davnesh Dixit also took part in the press conference and spoke in support of the Meiteis. I exposed the truth regarding the current crisis in Manipur and showed the photos and videos of the current crisis.
I also showed the video of how two Meiteis were brutally killed by the Kukis.
When meiteis protested, it is truly a peace protest and we never include any weapon in our protest. But when Kukis protests or organise a rally or make any video, they always show lots of sophisticated weapon. The literal meaning can be that, they want to show that they have many weapons and they don’t care neither the State Government nor the Indian Government.
Meiteis are a peace loving community and have been living with other communities under a Meitei King. But after merger with Bharat in 1949 and after the arrival of Indian Constitution in 1951, the Meiteis were not listed in Schedule Tribe list though we are Forest Hindu Tribe. In census of 1891, A general report, page 194, Manipuris were recorded as forest tribes. Census of 1901, Volume 1, page 121 documents Manipuri under the Province of Assam as the main tribe of Manipur. Census of 1931 volume 1, page 430, para 181 clarifies Manipuris as wholly as Hindu Tribe but retaining their distinctive language and culture. Imperial Gazatter of India Provincial Series-Eastern Bengal and Assam and Gazatter of Bengal and North East India 1909, records Manipuri(Meitei) as one of the Principal Tribe of North East India. In 1950 the Schedule Tribe list was prepared and the Meiteis was excluded from the list which came out in 1951 census. Furthermore, in 1960 with the coming of the MLR Act, the meiteis was allowed to live in just 8 percent of the total land of Manipur. It is indeed violation of the Right to Equality and Right to Live in our own state, which is our Fundamental Rights given by the Indian Constitution.
The current Kukis’ act is not just against to the Meiteis or against Manipur Government but it is also against Indian Government. So, Chin Kuki Narco Terrorists and illegal immigrats should be removed from all over India.