5 MAY,2023.
Many killed in riots in Manipur; govt. issues shootatsight order(PG 1)(GS 2,3)
5 MAY,2023.
•Clashes broke out after a march was taken out by tribes against decision togrant ST status to the majority Meitei community; Army and RAF deployed
The Manipur government on Thursday issued a shootatsight order in “extreme cases”, as escalating ethnic violence following a tribal solidarity march displaced over 9,000 people in the State. There was no official confirmation of the number of people killed or injured in the violence, but Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh admitted that “some precious lives were lost”. Clashes initially broke out during the course of Wednesday’s solidarity march, called by the All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur. The Scheduled Tribe communities, mostly from the KukiZomi group, are protesting against a move to grant a longstanding demand for ST status to the Meitecommunity, which makes up the majority of the State’s population