It is an appeal from the helpless and
Voiceless of our rotten society
Now our society is going from bad
To worse because of the situation
That obtains. The people
Have forgotten to share happiness and
Enjoy their life because of the news of terror,
Massacre, rape, corruption…
How to end this suffering?
This was written by a Manipuri poet for a play called Shooting the Sun in 2020, three years before the violence in Manipur made headlines. The question remains: how to end the sufferings of the people living in Manipur?
This year began with attacks on Meiteis, and then moved on to deadly attacks on Naga villages and people travelling on the Ukhrul-Imphal road despite security being provided for them. Once again, Manipur is gearing up for another deadly round of violence and this time too there are allegations that the security forces are not neutral and are not protecting civilians.
Manipur has been divided into zones which even the chief minister or a Supreme Court judge cannot cross if they belong to one or the other community. And the communities are armed to the teeth despite the claims that most of the arms looted from armories and police stations in 2023 have been recovered.
But there still are the illegal arms in the hands of insurgent groups, village defence groups, community militias, armed...
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