The peoples of the Northeast have a long history of united struggle against the central Indian state. They have repeatedly fought against state terrorism and army rule, against AFSPA and in defence of human rights and democratic rights. Inciting different sections of the people against one another, based on tribal and ethnic identity, has been the method used by the Indian ruling class to justify the continuation of state terrorism and violation of the people’s rights. It has been used in the past by Congress-led governments. It is now being deployed by the BJP governments.
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Unending tragedy of Manipur
The events of the past one year have indeed confirmed that the Central and state governments have worked in close cooperation with one another. However they have cooperated not with the aim of ending the anarchy and violence, but to further fuel it.
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Protest to oppose the violence against women in Manipur
Report of the correspondent of Mazdoor Ekta Committee
A protest demonstration was organized on the evening of August 14, 2023 at Patliputra Golambar in Patna, the capital of Bihar, to protest against the gruesome crimes committed against women in Manipur and the increasing sexual harassment and violence against women in the country.
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What is the Trouble and Who is the Troublemaker in Manipur?
The rulers and not the people are to blame for the prevailing situation in Manipur. Neither Kukis nor Meiteis are responsible for the mayhem and violence. On the contrary, they are the victims. The sectarian violence in Manipur is a crime committed by those in power, with the assistance of the security forces, courts and other arms of the state machinery. It is a form of state terrorism.
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Who is responsible for the violence in Manipur?
All kinds of stories are being spread through the print and electronic media and the social media as to the cause of the anarchy and violence. All of them blame the people. This is not true. People protected each other. The anarchy and violence was state organised. How else can it be that in a state under Army rule, where Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) allows the Armed Forces to kill with impunity, such large scale violence can take place?
Continue readingWithdrawal of AFSPA from selected parts of the Northeast:
The unbridled terror by the armed forces continues unabated
On March 31, the central government announced its decision to remove the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act – AFSPA – from certain parts of the Northeast. According to the official announcement, “entire 23 districts and partially one district of Assam, 6 in Nagaland and 6 in Manipur” would be kept out of the jurisdiction of AFSPA.
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Elections have been used to stabilise the rule of the Bourgeoisie
Results in the five states where elections were held in February-March 2022 show that the ruling class has achieved its immediate aim. The victory of Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab and of BJP in all the four other states including Uttar Pradesh has been brought about by the bourgeoisie, headed by the monopoly capitalists.
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Elections under Army Rule reveal the thoroughly anti-people character of parliamentary democracy
The elections to the Legislative Assembly in Manipur have once again been held under the conditions of Army Rule and unbridled state terrorism. In the majority of districts, military and paramilitary troops enjoy the license to kill anyone on mere suspicion, a license which is provided by the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA.
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