MHA continues to grapple with Manipur problem
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NEW DELHI, Dec 31
As the year 2024 draws to a close, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) continues to face the tough Manipur question, where ethnic violence shows no signs of abating even after 19 months.
Despite the presence of a Unified Command, there has not been much improvement on the ground. After a brief lull, violence escalated in September with even the AFSPA being reimposed in most of the districts.
The unified panel is headed by Kuldiep Singh, the Security Adviser to the embattled Chief Minister N Biren Singh.
With the chorus to remove Biren as the CM rising, the Centre has surprisingly been quiet on the matter.
With militants from both Meitei and Kuki groups having been found with foreign-made weapons, Shah had earlier this year announced scrapping of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the Myanmar border.
The idea to scrap the FMR was to maintain demographic structure of the North Eastern States and to ensure internal security, Shah had said after the decision.
Amid the chaotic situation there, the appointment of former Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla as the new Manipur Governor, indicated significant administrative development. Bhalla was the Home Secretary when the violence had erupted in the State last year. The Tribune
As the year 2024 draws to a close, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) continues to face the tough Manipur question, where ethnic violence shows no signs of abating even after 19 months.
Despite the presence of a Unified Command, there has not been much improvement on the ground. After a brief lull, violence escalated in September with even the AFSPA being reimposed in most of the districts.
The unified panel is headed by Kuldiep Singh, the Security Adviser to the embattled Chief Minister N Biren Singh.
With the chorus to remove Biren as the CM rising, the Centre has surprisingly been quiet on the matter.
With militants from both Meitei and Kuki groups having been found with foreign-made weapons, Shah had earlier this year announced scrapping of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the Myanmar border.
The idea to scrap the FMR was to maintain demographic structure of the North Eastern States and to ensure internal security, Shah had said after the decision.
Amid the chaotic situation there, the appointment of former Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla as the new Manipur Governor, indicated significant administrative development. Bhalla was the Home Secretary when the violence had erupted in the State last year. The Tribune