Manipur violence: 4 killed, 13 injured; Indefinite curfew imposed in Churachandpur

Four persons were killed and at least 13 others injured after violence broke out in Churachandpur district in Manipur last night after passage of some bills in the state assembly, prompting authorities to impose indefinite curfew in Churachandpur town. In Churachandpur town four bodies one charred body was recovered from the debris at the residence of MLA Manga Vaiphei of Henglep assembly constituency on Tuesday, a police officer said.

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After passing these three Bills in the Assembly yesterday to protect the indigenous people of Manipur. They were the Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015, The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh amendment) Bill, 2015, and The Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015.

Manipur has virtually been paralysed by an agitation seeking imposition of Inner Line Permit (ILP) for checking the influx of outsiders. The bills are expected to pave the way for ILP on the lines of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland. The agitation was intensified after the death of a student in police action on July 8.

Why the protest?

The groups were protesting the passage of the Manipur Land Revenue & Land Reform Act (7th Amendment Bill 2015) with amendment that will now give people from non-tribal areas access to tribal areas, which earlier was inaccessible to them. The protesters fear that with the amendment, tribals, the Nagas and the Kukis will lose their land in these areas.

While another issue is a clause in the passed Bills that has set 1951 as the base year to identify non-indigenous people in Manipur. The non-indigenous people are considered outsiders by a section of the society.

The protesters are against the clause that grants property rights to people who have the proof that they settled in Manipur before 1951, but those who fail to provide the documents will have to give up their lands and leave the area. The tribals, the Nagas and the Kukis now fear losing their lands as many of them do not have exact records to show they settled in the state before 1951.

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