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New Delhi: The outbreak of fresh violence in Manipur in which five people, all Meiteis, including two policemen have been killed this month, ongoing tensions in the border town of Moreh and the resulting disgruntlement of MLAs from the states valley districts, has prompted the Ministry of Home Affairs to rush a special team of three senior serving and former Intelligence Bureau (IB) officers to the state to manage the situation, ThePrint has learnt...
This comes at a time when in a resolution adopted by the 12th Manipur Legislative assembly , and signed by 35 of 39 MLAs in the valley (the assembly has a total of 60 members), the legislators went on record to say that if their demands are not met by the Central government, they will take appropriate action..
Among the demands of the 38 MLAs, are the suspension of Operation (SoO) agreements with armed militant groups, complete disarmament of all illegal arms in the possession of miscreants, stopping of alleged armed attack on Indian soil by Myanmar-based Armed Militants andstrict instructions and accountability for the Assam Rifles...
The SoO agreement with other militant groups who also indulge in anti-state activities should not be extended beyond its expiry date of 29/2/2024, the resolution says.. It also demands complete disarmament of all illegal arms in the possession of miscreants and unauthorised persons in the entire state at the earliest by the Central and State forces...
The claim that their deployment is providing security to the communities residing in these areas has been questioned, the resolution says.. It adds that these forces and their leadership need to give strict instructions and be held accountable and replaced with forces that have the ability to act by returning suppressive fire when they observe that unarmed civilians are being fired upon, to enable civilians to get to cover and safety...
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