On March 8, all routes in Manipur were to be opened for ‘free movement’, three weeks after central rule was imposed following CM Biren Singh’s long-awaited resignation. The plan was to send two state transport buses to Kangpokpi and Churachandpur districts.
But a clash in Gamgiphai (Kangpokpi) saw security forces use force on protesters. A community organisation said of the 70 injured, 48 were women. Question is, why was there a protest? And why did police manhandle the protesters? It was but a demonstration of the unmeasurably deep rift between Manipur’s two major communities, and between a community and the state police – both a result of Biren Singh being allowed to remain in office for 21 months after violence erupted in Manipur in May 2023.
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