#manipur — Public Fediverse posts

No rice for poor under PM scheme in tribal hill districts, Manipur CM told

Government officials and transport contractors have paralysed the monthly rice distribution system under PMGKAY, says a people’s rights group.

#manipur #BirenSingh #PMGKAY #MPRFM #GovtSchemes #food #WelfareSchemes #poverty #BJPStates #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/no-rice-for-poor-under-pm-scheme-in-tribal-hill-districts-manipur-cm-told/article68186372.ece

Side note: Some media have incorrectly described #Manipur violence as a religious conflict. As @CrisisGroup report explains, "the violence has occurred over ethnic rather than religious divides." https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/india/ethnic-clashes-roiling-manipur-pose-test-indias-modi

This matches our own impression - one member of PolGeoNow was, coincidentally, personally present in Manipur, just outside the conflict area, when the violence was starting.

#ManipurViolence #India #religionpolitics #SouthAsia #Zomia #religion #politics @geography #geography

Union Minister for NE States Kishan Reddy takes over as Telangana BJP chief — even as Manipur reels from violence

At a time when he should ideally be dousing the flames of communalism in Manipur, Reddy took up the mantle from the outgoing president.

#telengana #KishanReddy #manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #BJP #UnionGovt #india

https://thesouthfirst.com/telangana/kishan-reddy-takes-over-as-president-of-telangana-bjp/

No one wants to talk about rapes in Manipur. There’s a silence at the heart of the violence

In India, communal rioting includes revenge attacks based on fake news – from Muzaffarnagar riots to Delhi riots. Manipur's ethnic clashes witnessed 'revenge rape' following a false claim.

#manipur #ManipurUnrest #rape #MassRape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #SexualViolence #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #NorthEast #india

TW: Rape

https://theprint.in/ground-reports/no-one-wants-to-talk-about-rapes-in-manipur-theres-a-silence-at-the-heart-of-the-violence/1665212/

The Bilkis Banos of Manipur

Chilling accounts of Kuki women sexually assaulted by Meitei mobs echo the experience of Gujarat’s lionhearted survivor of 2002.

#manipur #ManipurViolence #rape #SexualViolence #kukis #meiteis #ViolenceAgainstWomen #majoritarianism #UnionGovt #NorthEast #GujaratPogrom #BilkisBano #india

TW: rape

https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/the-bilkis-banos-of-manipur-23294338