Manipur's Kuki Women Protest In Front Of Amit Shah's Home: 8 Things To Know

Women from the Kuki tribe of Manipur demonstrated outside the house of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Wednesday. The demonstration took place a day after members of the Meitei community staged a vigil in Imphal, holding banners and making calls to cease the ethnic violence in the state.

One Kuki protester told NDTV that only the Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi could assist them. The protestor said that while politicians promised that peace would be restored, however, violence persisted throughout Manipur and lives are at risk.

The protest was held in response to yesterday night's vigil held in Manipur by Meitei community members, who formed a human chain. They also shouted demands for action against Kuki rebel organisations in the form of slogans.

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Kuki Women Protest

1. In Manipur, the violence has continued. The army revealed that days after several terrorists were killed there in an operation, one security officer was killed and two others were injured in a firefight between security forces and rebels.
2. Since early May, riots and ethnic confrontations in the northeastern province bordering Myanmar have killed at least 80 people and forced 35,000 others to flee their homes. The security forces conducted a huge crackdown last month, which resulted in the deaths of over 30 rebels.
3. Throughout the night of June 5 and 6, security forces and a group of rebels exchanged gunfire intermittently, according to a tweet from the Indian Army.
4. According to the report, two Assam Rifles members who specialise in northeastern India were injured and one Border Security Force man perished. The army said that search operations are in progress.
5. Conflicts between tribal groups and the majority Meitei population over financial rewards and quotas allocated to the tribes marked the beginning of ethnic unrest. Tribal groups are concerned about the possibility of extending their advantages to Meiteis.
6. As part of the confidence-boosting initiatives, Amit Shah spent four days last week across the state, meeting with leaders and members from every community.
7. The government's first goal, according to the home minister, is Manipur's peace and development, and he has directed security personnel to deal with any acts that threaten the peace harshly.
8. A month ago, Kuki women had formed a human chain in Churachandpur to defend members of the Meitei community from the mob. The women helped them board trucks that were nearby and prevented the mob from harming them.

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