Manipur Assembly Session Exposes Government's Blind Eye to Atrocities of Meitei Militants, Radical Groups

The partial blindness of the Manipur government and all Meitei MLAs from all parties representing their people in the State Legislative assembly towards the violence and atrocities committed by Meitei militia like Arambai Tenggol and other militant groups like UNLF(P) is proof that there exists no space for Justice, Equality, Liberty, Democracy, and Rule of Law for Kukis in the future like it has been since 3rd of May, 2023.

The ongoing Assembly session sends out the message to the entire politico-administrative set-up which is dominated by the Meiteis that they stand behind the ideology and ethos of Arambai Tenggol and radicalized Meiteis. The unfolding of the events prior to and since the commencement of the Assembly is rather funny, the attempt to fool the world through their well- thought-out script just so they could implement the unaddressed demands of Arambai Tenggol at Ultra Kangla Fort meet is too perfect that they deserve an academy award had it been made as a movie. The scripted drama includes staged attacks on security forces and counter-activism from the state security forces against Arambai Tenggol. One might mistakenly think how patriotic and efficient the state security forces are in protecting the spirit of unity in diversity and law and order. The only loophole was the numerous evidence of active participation of state government security forces as an enabler and active participant in committing crimes and atrocities against the Kukis in the ongoing government sponsored ethnic genocide pogrom.

Scripted  counter  activism  and  efficiency on Arambai Tenggol at the cost of the public purse is a drama directed to protect them from discussion in the Assembly so as to protect them from their inclusion as a terrorist group under Indian law. With the humongous criminal and illegal activities committed by the Arambai Tenggol, they cannot brazenly blindside their act in the Assembly discussion without some action outside at least during the commencement of the Assembly. Another reason for the counter activism is to serve the greater cause of Arambai Tenggol and Meitei interest. They have to at least appear less partial and bias explicitly although there exists tacit understand inside. With the assurance of implementation of border fencing and NRC by the Central government, the other discriminatory demands like deportation of illegal immigrants from Myanmar to Mizoram and abrogation of SoO becomes the responsibility of oath takers in Kangla fort viz the MLAs. As the fact remains, inclusion of illegal immigrants deportation to illegal is to defame more of Indian Kukis than the threat it possesses, since there exists no real threat security wise or demographic wise, the state government understanding the hatred of Indian Kukis by Arambai Tenggol and radicalized Meiteis, appeased them by summoning the Assembly session, discarding the democratic and Constitutional rights of 30 percent of Manipur population and muted their voice undemocratically.

The hatred for SoO by the Meitei populace and the state government stems up from their own insecurity. SoO as we know, it is a platform through which the Kukis negotiated their political demands. SoO groups’ illegal activities are comparatively dormant as compared with their activities prior to SoO. Demanding the abrogation of a mechanism that works effectively for the country’s national security interest is equivalent to demanding threat and challenges for the national security. Why a solution for a problem is sought in the first place is a question the general public and the government must ponder upon before demanding these irrational demands. Had it not been a problem that threatened the national security, would a solution be sought?

The abrogation of SoO serves manifold purposes for the Meiteis, deprivation of the Kuki from their political demands, extension of their oppression, giving a free hand to state security forces to attack anyone belonging to the Kukis to be branded as Militants later among others. Thus, the demand by the public and the complicity by the government.

The Meitei MLAs, blinded by their self interest, demean the dignity that the State Assembly hall represents, it downgraded the house from a symbol that represents a Temple of democracy to a House that legally legalizes Hypocrisy. On the one hand, they unanimously passed the resolution for the abrogation of SoO, on the other hand they made the illegal, atrocious and criminal activities of Meitei terrorist organizations like Arambai Tenggol and the likes non-existent, unworthy of even discussing. Do they want their victims to hypnotize themselves that their traumatic experiences as a nightmare shall pass? As the saying goes, silence in the face of injustice is complicity with the oppressor. The ongoing Manipur Assembly session through its conduct boldly exposes itself of their complicity in the ongoing ethnic genocide violence against the Kuki. Thus, through its conduct and discussion, it can be concluded that the ongoing assembly session has been asked by the Manipur government to the Governor to be summoned to implement the oaths the Meitei MLAs undertook at Kangla Fort and to appease the Meitei populace and garner votes from them for the upcoming 2024 general election. One can also conclude that REDRESSAL OF INJUSTICES AND the grievances of Kukis and peace is never the agenda for both Meitei leaders and the public alike which thus legitimizes the demand for Separate Administration for the Kukis.