The Indian ruling class is responsible for the continuing violence in Manipur

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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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?

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