Demanding early rehabilitation and return to their original land with proper security measures, displaced Meitei victims of three districts submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit yesterday late evening.
Displaced Meitei community from three districts namely Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Moreh met with union home minister Amit Shah on his third day of visit to Manipur. They had interacted with him at Raj Bhavan in the wee hour of the late evening after coming back from Kangpokpi and Moreh.
In their meeting, the victims urged union home minister Amit Shah to rehabilitate them at their respective original places as soon as possible with proper security measures.
While responding to their demand Amit Shah assured that the integrity of Manipur will not disintegrate at any cost. But resettlement may take time. However, relief material will be distributed within two to three days.
A violence victim who belongs to the Meitei community from Churachandpur, Soibam Sangeeta told that Meitei being a minority community in Churachandpur, they used to encounter numerous challenges. They used to pay illegal taxes every year to Kuki militants like ZRA, KNF, KRA etc. Besides Meitei community has to take permission from Kuki militants for conducting any kind of celebration or festival.
The above matter has been shared with Amit Shah but he didn't give any comments in this regard from his side in the meeting, she added.
She stated that "Churachandpur is my original land where we have been staying there for many years. We all want to go back there but at the same time, we also feel unsafe and insecure. Therefore we urged for early resettlement to the home minister providing adequate security measures. Amit Shah told us that resettlement of displaced victims in their original land will take time but he assured to take measures in this regard."
Another displaced victim from Moreh, N Pulindro Singh who is also an advisor of Meitei Council Moreh said that Home Minister Amit Shah had informed that a survey for damaged houses because of arson for both communities will be carried out and to provide support.
Along with this, Amit Shah also said that he will try to deploy IRB Personal in Moreh for the safety of the Meitei community in Moreh.
He also said that posting an IRB battalion permanently to maintain law and order in Moreh is one of their main demand. They also urged to trace Meitei people who had fled to Myanmar during communal violence.