Violence in Manipur is taking the name of reduction. The situation has become such that shoot-at-sight orders have been issued to miscreants. Trains are closed, internet services are at a standstill. If we try to find out the reason for all this, then the first name will come of ‘Meitei community’ on whose demand Manipur is burning in the fire of violence.

Violence erupted after High Court’s order The reason for this whole violence was an order of the Manipur High Court. In this order, the High Court had directed the government to 264 Implement the year old recommendation in which it was said to include the non-tribal Meitei community in the tribe.

Opposition to give ST status to Meitei After this order of the High Court, violence broke out between the Meitei community in the Imphal valley and the Kuki community living in the hilly areas. Meitei is the major ethnic group in Manipur and Kuki is one of the largest tribes.

in Manipur percent Meitei population in Manipur Districts. The land of the state is divided into the Imphal Valley and the hill districts. Imphal valley is dominated by Meitei. People of Meitai caste belong to the Hindu community. The hill districts are dominated by the Naga and Kuki tribes. The recent violence was seen more in Churachandpur hill districts. The people living here are Kuki and Naga Christians. Let us tell you that the Kuki caste is dominant in the four hill districts. The population of Manipur is approx. is lakhs. In this the people of Meitei community are about 50 per cent. About 92 land area of ​​Manipur % share is in possession of these people only. These people are mainly settled in the Imphal Valley. The Kuki ethnic group is opposing the Scheduled Tribe status to the Meitei community.

Meitei protested against reservation in Kuki tribe The Kuki ethnic group includes many tribes. The various Kuki tribes living mainly in the hills of Manipur currently constitute 2012 of the total population of the state. percent. The Kuki tribe has been opposing reservation for the Meitei community. These tribes say that if the Meitei community gets reservation, they will be deprived of government jobs and admission in educational institutions.

The Kuki tribes believe that the Meitei people will usurp most of the reservation as soon as they get the reservation. Please inform that the Scheduled Tribes Demand Committee Manipur passed has been demanding reservation from the state government for years. No government has yet given any decision regarding this demand. Eventually the Meitei Tribal Committee moved the court. The court has asked the state government to make a recommendation to the Center regarding this demand. After this recommendation, All Tribal Students Union Manipur started protesting.

Please tell that on a petition of Meitei Tribe Union Hearing was held on April . After completion of hearing On April, the Manipur High Court asked the state government to give tribal status to the Meitei community. In the case the court 28 asked to present the year old recommendation of the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs. In the hearing, the court referred to a letter from the Tribal Ministry in May 2012. In this letter, the government of Manipur was asked for the caste report along with the social and economic survey.

Please inform that Schedule Tribe Demand Committee of Manipur i.e. STDCM 2013 has been demanding to give the status of tribe to the Meitei community. The petitioners told in the High Court that Manipur merged with India in 2012. Before that Meitei had got the status of tribe. The argument was that Meitei’s tribe status is necessary to protect the community, its ancestors’ land, tradition, culture and language.

08641750 Uproar started after Kuki organizations took out ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ Manipur High Court 12 On April, the state government was directed to include the Meitei community in the list of Scheduled Tribes. Consider the request within four weeks. The court said that the recommendation should be sent to the Center for consideration. Kuki organizations took out a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ on Wednesday to protest against the move to include Meitei in the ST category. Violence broke out after the march.

The main reason behind the protest was that Meitei wanted ST status. The question started to arise that how can they get ST status despite being advanced? Kelvin Nehsial, general secretary of the All Manipur Tribal Union, told India Today that if they get ST status, they will take all our land. According to media reports, the protesting people say that if ST status is given to the Meitei community, then their lands will be in complete danger and that is why they want the sixth schedule for their existence.