Meghachandra demands judicial enquiry into Tronglaobi incident, questions Centre's silence
Source: The Sangai Express

Moirang, April 13 2026: A judicial enquiry must be carried out for the Tronglaobi incident, and the fact that not a single word has been spoken by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the deeply disheartening incident and the violence that has now continued for three years has raised questions about whether Manipur is truly being treated as a part of India, saidCongress Legislature Party (CLP) leader and MLA of Wangkhem AC Keisham Meghachandra.

This statement was made by K Meghachandra while visiting the site of the tragic bomb attack at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai that claimed the lives of two children.

The visit was led by Meghachandra along with key leaders of the INDIA Bloc and former Congress MLAs, who went to the house of the two children and extended monetary assistance to the bereaved family.

Meghachandra said that the use of bombs and gunfire against civilians and the killing of innocent lives must be stopped immediately, and the government must promptly deliver justice in connection with the incident that killed the two children as well as the killing of three civilians due to alleged indiscriminate firing by the CRPF.

He added that the incident that occurred on that day was a result of government failure and condemned it in the strongest terms, stating that to ensure justice for the killings, the government must act decisively and punish those perpetrators involved in the incident.

He further said that the incident in which central forces fired upon protesting civilians, resulting in the death of three civilians and several other casualties, must also be subjected to a judicial enquiry.

Referring to such disheartening incidents, Meghachandra questioned why the Prime Minister of India and the Home Minister have not conveyed any condolence message or issued any heartfelt statement, adding that the INDIA Bloc seeks answers on this matter.

He added that although the people of Manipur desire peace, the Tronglaobi incident has shown that violence in the State still persists and has not subsided.

He also questioned why, even after three years of ongoing violence, the Government of Manipur and the Government of India have not been able to bring it to an end, stating that merely claiming that peace has been restored is not sufficient.

He further remarked that the Chief Minister visiting hill areas with heavy security and the movement of central forces along national highways cannot be taken as indicators that peace has returned to Manipur, especially when, on the other hand, two innocent children have been brutally killed in a bomb attack.

If such incidents define normalcy, then the claim that Manipur has returned to peace is deeply questionable, he added.

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