Tension has increased again in Manipur, which has been burning in the fire of ethnic violence for more than a year, and violence has occurred in the last few days. Tension has increased again in the buffer zone created between the Meitei and Kuki communities and amid this tension, two battalions of Assam Rifles have started withdrawing from there. A few days ago, Manipur Police had issued a statement saying that Kuki rebels had fired on civilian population using drones. This is being investigated. Tensions have increased again amid efforts and hopes for peace in Manipur. In such a situation, while the Meitei community is happy with the departure of two battalions of Assam Rifles from here and the deployment of CRPF in their place, the Kuki community is continuously opposing it.
Two units of Assam Rifles sent to Jammu
According to sources, two units of Assam Rifles have been shifted from Jalukie and Ghaspani in North East to Jammu and about 50 percent of the soldiers have gone there. In their place, two battalions are to be sent from Manipur. According to sources, 9 Assam Rifles battalions have started being sent to Jalukie from Kangboi in Manipur and an advance party of about 100 soldiers has gone there. In their place, soldiers of CRPF's 58 battalion have come. According to sources, about 5 companies of CRPF have come to Imphal but only about one and a half companies of CRPF have come to Kangboi (Manipur).
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CRPF personnel will be deployed
A buffer zone has been created between the Meitei and Kuki communities in Kangboi to prevent violence. According to sources, CRPF personnel have been deployed in Meitei areas only because the Kuki community is constantly protesting against the deployment of CRPF by removing Assam Rifles. The 22nd Assam Rifles Battalion is also to be removed from Kangchuk in Manipur and sent to Ghaspani. Here too, the Kuki community is protesting against the arrival of CRPF. According to sources, Assam Rifles has not yet been informed which CRPF battalion will come here, although Assam Rifles has told CRPF that they will remove their battalion from here by September 20.
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Why are Assam Rifles being removed from Manipur?
Ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on 3 May 2023 in which more than 220 people were killed and more than 50 thousand people were displaced. A deep rift had emerged between the Meitei and Kuki communities. Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying that if the presence of central forces does not stop the violence, then they should be withdrawn from the state. BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh is also the son-in-law of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.
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One community wants it, the other is unhappy
While the Kuki community wants Assam Rifles in Manipur, the Meitei community has been accusing the Assam Rifles of supporting the Kuki community and is happy with the removal of two battalions of Assam Rifles. However, if we look at the figures of the last few months, Assam Rifles have arrested more than 200 Kuki rebels and recovered more than 1000 weapons looted from the police by the Kuki rebels. But on the other hand, the Kuki community is scared of the removal of Assam Rifles in both Kangchuk and Kangboi and they say that violence against them may increase due to the departure of Assam Rifles.
