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The home minister made many misleading statements. He claimed that the Kuki  infiltrators entered Manipur because of the violence in Myanmar and it led to anxiety among the Meitei people, which then led to violence in the state. https://thewire.in/government/no-trace-of-sympathy-modi-shahs-reply-to-the-opposition-in-parliament-was-an-insult-to-manipur 

The media did not question his claim but the Kuki community has strongly objected to the home minister’s statement. The Kuki MLAs, including those of the BJP, have asked him to prove his claim. But the media did not consider it necessary to question the home minister on providing an explanation on the claim.

Apart from this, the home minister claimed that an organisation named Kuki Democratic Front is fighting in Myanmar, and the conflict in Myanmar led to many Kukis crossing over from Myanmar into Manipur for their safety.

According to news reports, the Kuki groups in Myanmar have refuted Shah’s allegation on its presence in Manipur.

Why was this misrepresentation not questioned? Apart from the misrepresentation, the statement also revealed that the Union government largely agrees with the description of the Manipur crisis as given by the Meitei majoritarian Manipur government. Then how can it be expected to establish peace in Manipur if it is so openly partisan towards the majority?

by Apoorvanand

14/08/2023

August 11 marks 100 days since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur – and 100 days since the state government first shut down the internet. The high court has ordered a “partial restoration” of internet services – but, as experts have pointed out, that partial restoration meets the needs only of a very small proportion of the state’s population.

https://thewire.in/rights/manipur-has-been-without-internet-services-for-100-days-now 

Internet shutdown, saying that “the citizens of Manipur are being deprived of their basic human rights”. The research and advocacy organisation has also argued that the shutdown is in fact breeding misinformation, and people are being unable to independently verify what they hear.

11/08/2023

मणिपुर पर राहुल-स्मृति आमने सामने | Rahul vs Smriti on Manipur Ravish Kumar Official  Aug 9, 2023

In the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi told those who raised Bharat Mata slogans what has happened to the women in Manipur. Rahul Gandhi said that the Prime Minister listens to the voices of two people. How Rahul's speech was, it can also be known from the reactions of BJP leaders, Manipur was less visible in their answers, Rahul was more visible. In Rahul's speech, Manipur, the Prime Minister and the two people he keeps talking about. Today it seemed that Women's Development Minister Smriti Irani would answer on Manipur and destroy the opposition, but she went straight to Kashmir. And from there reached Amethi via Bengal and Rajasthan. Rather, Smriti Irani has left a lot of blank space for Manipur in the Prime Minister's speech by enumerating many schemes. Now if he wants, he can give full speech on Manipur.