Manipur Violence: SC Requests State Govt to Submit New Report on Reconstruction

Last updated May 17, 2023 10

Guwahati: The Manipur Government has been urged by the Supreme Court to submit a new status report on the security, aid, and rehabilitation efforts made for all impacted individuals in the state that has been plagued by violence.

The highest court declared that it would make sure that the political administration did not ignore the state of law and order in Manipur.

The Manipur High Court’s ruling requesting that the state government submit its suggestion to grant the Meetei/Meitei community Scheduled Tribe (ST) status was strongly opposed by the supreme court as well.

A bench of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justices PS Narasimha, and JB Pardiwala criticised the recent decision of the Manipur High Court, claiming that it was “factually incorrect” and went against the guidelines established by the Supreme Court Constitution bench judgements regarding the designation of certain groups as Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes.

According to the government’s status report, 318 relief camps have been established, providing aid to over 47,914 people. There are currently 626 FIRs registered in total.

Prior to this, the top court emphasised the importance of taking appropriate action to return things to normal in Manipur in light of the lives and property lost there during the conflict between the Meitei and Kuki groups.

On May 3, violence broke out in Manipur after tribals staged a protest against the Meitei community’s desire for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status across the state’s ten hill districts. Around 23,000 people were forced to flee their homes due to the fighting, which also claimed numerous lives.

On May 14, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the chief minister of Manipur, N Biren Singh, met in Delhi to examine the situation in the violent state.The goal of the conference, which reportedly lasted more than two hours, was to bring peace and tranquilly back to Manipur. The Home Minister received a briefing on the status of affairs on the ground.