Imphal, June 16: Amid tension in Manipur, over 550 civil society groups and concerned individuals from across the country demand intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the ongoing civil war in the state.

The statement read, “We are deeply concerned about the continuing ethnic violence in Manipur between the Meitei community and the tribal Kuki and Zo communities. We demand an immediate halt to this violence that is causing large scale disruption of lives, livelihoods and properties and unleashing even more terror among people”.

The statement also read, “In the present scenario, the worst of the violence against the Kukis has been perpetuated by armed Meitei majoritarian groups like Arambai Tenggol and Meitei Leepun, accompanied by genocidal hate-speech and supremacist displays of impunity. There are also news reports about frenzied mobs chanting ‘rape her, torture her’ while attacking women that urgently need to be verified”.

The statement also emphasised that Manipur is burning today in very large part due to the divisive politics played by the BJP and its governments at the Centre and State. And on them lies the onus to stop this ongoing civil war before more lives are lost. It also unequivocally states that the state has pretended to be an ally to both the communities for its political gains, but has only widened the chasm of historical tensions between them without any effort to facilitate a dialogue towards resolution of the current crisis till date.

“The Prime Minister must speak up and take accountability of the current situation in Manipur. A court-monitored tribunal must be formed to establish facts, and prepare the ground for justice and healing of the gaping wound that separates communities of Manipur to mitigate the divisiveness and hatred being engineered,” it stated.

The statement further added, “A fast track court be set up for all cases of sexual violence by state and non-state actors, as recommended by the Verma commission that personnel guilty of sexual offence in conflict areas should be tried under ordinary criminal law. Provision of relief by the government to those forced to flee and guarantee their safe return to their villages; rebuild their homes and lives. Provision of ex-gratia compensation to those who lost loved ones,suffered injuries and loss of home, grain, livestock and so on.”

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