The central force remains a mute spectator… what is happening in Manipur deserves a question

New Delhi: 16 months have passed since violence broke out in Manipur. This is a very long time. Till now, opposition parties used to criticize and question PM Modi and the central government on this issue, but now voices are being raised on this issue from within the BJP as well. The efforts of Manipur and the central government to establish peace have not yielded any concrete results so far. Now questions are also being raised that if the presence of central forces does not stop the violence, then they should be called back from the state. A BJP MLA himself says that peace has not come even after the presence of 60 thousand central forces personnel. The question is serious. On one hand there is the question of violence in Manipur, on the other hand the number of Rohingya infiltrators is also not decreasing. Their coming to India in large numbers continues even today, which has been described as a threat to the country by the BSF itself. Let us first come to the question which has been raised by the BJP MLA.

What are the things mentioned in the letter written to Amit Shah
Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and requested that if the presence of central forces does not stop the violence, they should be withdrawn from the state. Singh said that despite the presence of about 60,000 central forces in Manipur, peace has not been established. BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh is also the son-in-law of Chief Minister N Biren Singh. he/she said that the presence of central forces in Manipur is not able to establish peace, so it is better to remove such forces which are mostly present as mute spectators. he/she admitted that due to lack of cooperation with the state government and the public, some units of Assam Rifles were recently withdrawn.

I resort to questioning
In his/her letter to Shah, Rajkumar, MLA from Sagolband constituency of Imphal West, wrote that in May 2023, 16 months after the conflict started, it was expected that the days of violence would be left behind and more focus would be on political dialogue for a permanent and peaceful solution. The attack has now been extended to drone attacks and shelling, as we see in other neighbouring countries. It is at this juncture that I am resorting to questioning the central government about the actions taken to stop this violence.

Why can’t we initiate peace- Congress
The opposition, especially the Congress, has repeatedly targeted Prime Minister Modi over the Manipur violence. Before any foreign tour of PM Modi, the Congress says that he/she does not have time to visit Manipur. The Congress questioned that when the Prime Minister is going all over the world, why can’t he/she take the initiative to establish peace by visiting violence-affected Manipur. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said that exactly 16 months have passed since the violence broke out in Manipur. Hundreds of people died in this violence and thousands of people were displaced, who are living in miserable conditions in relief camps. Ramesh also tagged a media report in his/her post, which quoted an envoy appointed by Biren Singh to bridge the gap between the Meitei and Kuki-Zomi communities as saying that it is difficult to mediate between violence and an environment that is not conducive to dialogue.

The arrival of Rohingya in large numbers is a threat to the security of the country
On one hand, the central government is trying to send thousands of illegal Rohingya infiltrators living in the country back to their country, but hundreds of Rohingyas were coming to India some time before the violence spread in Bangladesh. There have been many reports of these people being settled in states like Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Haryana, Punjab, UP, MP, Delhi by giving fake identities. After the year 2012, the number of Rohingya Muslims has increased rapidly in India. A few years ago, the Modi government had told in the Parliament that about 40 thousand Rohingya population is living illegally in India. Some time ago, the Border Security Force had said that their arrival in large numbers is a threat to the security of the country. The responsibility of border security is entrusted to the BSF and illegal infiltration is continuing, so in such a situation, the BSF also faces questions and challenges.