TODAY -

Displaced Meeteis narrate ordeal to Amit Shah
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, May 31 2023: Displaced Meeteis from Churachandpur, Teng-noupal and Kangpokpi dis-tricts narrated their ordeals to union home minister Amit Shah on the constant threat they faced in their home - town, which, according to them, is overrun by militant groups under Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement with the government.

On Wednesday, Amit Shah met some representatives of displaced Meeteis from Churachandpur, Moreh and Kangpokpi, at Raj Bhavan, Imphal.

During the meeting, one Dr Soibam Sangita, representing Meeteis from Churachandpur district, told the union home minister about how the faced threat from the violent and armed mob in their home, how they escaped with the help of As-sam Rifles and some Kuki neighbours.

She also revealed that Meeteis are required to pay huge sum of money to SoO militant groups for organis-ing religious festivals in their own localities.

Every Meetei family worships their Su-preme God in their home and there are community temples in every Meetei localities, which were all vandalised, desecrated and burned by the mob.

The anned mob also vandalised the lone temple of Radha Govinda and des-ecrated the idol.

As a result, the Meetei Brahmin, who used to look after the temple is still fasting and living on water and tea since May 3, Dr Sangita said while urging the home minister to retrieve the idol of Radha Govinda to save the Brahmin.

She also conveyed wish of her grand-father, who was born and raised in Churachandpur, to resettle in their homestead land till his last breath.

She further placed the appeal for terminating SoO agreement with Kuki militants and take up measures to ensure their resettlement and rehabilita-tion in their own land.

According to Meetei Coun-cil Moreh advisor Ningthouk-hongjam Phulindro all the Meetei houses in Moreh have been torched and their valu-able properties either looted or burnt.

Despite the situa-tion, the Meetei residents of Moreh are still willing to re-turn home and rebuild their lives, he said.

Phulindro also informed the union home minister that people of different religious groups had also fled Moreh following threat from Kuki militants.

Appealing for mea-sures to allow them to reset-tle at their own homes, he urged the union minister to deploy additional state police or IRB in Moreh for safeguard of the Meetei residents.

After hearing the accounts and appeals of the displaced people, Amit Shah assured that the Cen-tral government will never con-sider the demand for bifurcation of the state.

Maintaining that rehabilitation and resettlement will take some time, he assured to instruct the state govern-ment to deploy IRB personnel in Moreh.

Union Home minister also interacted with the displaced people from Moreh who are taking shelter in the relief camp opened in Ideal College, Akampat, Wednesday even as one woman inmate accused AR personnel in Moreh of not com-ing to their rescue when armed Kuki militants started burning down Meitei houses.

Amit Shah on Wednesday visited the relief camp along with chief minister N Biren and Power ministerlh Bishwajit and interacted with the inmates of the relief camp after returning from his visits to Kangpokpi and Moreh.

Presently the relief camp is accommodating dis-placed people from Moreh and Churachandpur.

Narrating her ordeal to the Union Home minister, one woman from Moreh informed Amit Shah that on May 3 when armed kuki militants starting burning down houses of Meitei community, there was none to come to the rescue of the Meiteis.

Even the AR personnel stationed about 2 km away from the Meitei locality, despite seeing the hous-es going up in flames remained as silent spectators and did not care to come to the help of the Meitei victims.

Amit Shah after giving a pa-tient hearing to the ordeals of the woman assured that he will take up all necessary measures for the betterment of all and restore peace and normalcy in the state.

The inmates of the relief camp also expressed satisfaction over the manner in which Amit Shah came to the relief camp and showed his humanely attitude to the displaced and suffering people.

Meanwhile, Romi bag indus-tries proprietor Romi under the initiative of ministerTh Bishwajit provided school bags to the 200 students staying in the relief camp.


* Comments posted by users in this discussion thread and other parts of this site are opinions of the individuals posting them (whose user ID is displayed alongside) and not the views of e-pao.net. We strongly recommend that users exercise responsibility, sensitivity and caution over language while writing your opinions which will be seen and read by other users. Please read a complete Guideline on using comments on this website.




HEADLINES - 01, JUN 2023
  • Meeting with Union Home Minister fruitful : COTU
  • Human chains ring out demand for NRC
  • Notice served on 10 MLAs
  • Stand of CDS, silence on SoO lampooned
  • PREPAK (Pro) expounds on state of Meiteis
  • Don't touch our land : UNC
  • Shah reaches out to displaced people
  • Silent protest, peace rally organised
  • Cops hurt in gunfight, explosion
  • Missed: Shirui Lily festival
  • Ex-servicemen group points accusatory finger at Central Security Forces
  • Committee demands retrieval of H Robinsana's mortal remains
  • Memoranda submitted
  • Call to protect integrity of Manipur, cancel SoO raised
  • Department of Social Welfare appeals
  • Free OPD consultation camp at Shija from June 1
  • DESAM informs
  • CM appeals
  • AR issues rebuttal
  • Fake account promoting hate: Govt
  • Relief items distributed
  • Moreh communities yearning for peace, says Shah
  • Meeting with Amit Shah fruitful: COTU
  • Will not accept disintegration of Naga areas: UNC
  • CM pleas for return of snatched arms, clear roadblocks
  • Withdrawal of Soo unlikely: Political parties
  • DDG rapped for relaxing internet ban in CCpur
  • 6 CDOs hurt in encounter with Kuki militants
  • Majority of injuries from bulets: Committee
  • Indian Constitution, polity creating enmity: PREPAK-Pro
  • Threat, demand force non-Kukis to flee Motbung
  • Traumatised medico students refuse to return to CMC
  • Shah vowed action against rogue soldiers: Karam Shyam
  • Stop targeting observation homes: SW Dept
  • Filmmaker appeals for peace in state
  • Dissent grows over HM's silence on SoO, CDS remark
  • Amit Shah's visit fruitless: Meira Paibi
  • Human chain calls for return of peace
  • IFCD Yairipok office, quarters torched
  • Memorandums submitted to Amit Shah, PM Modi
  • AR rebuts allegation of blaming it for state crisis
  • Arambai Tenggol junks India Today report
  • AR evacuates stranded people, escorts 5 youths
  • Human chains, sit-ins censure SoO, violence
  • Relief items distributed to relief camps
  • Bodies counter CDS general Chauhan
  • LATEST IN E-PAO.NET
  • HSE 2025 Result : Science Full Result
  • HSE 2025 Result : Arts Full Result
  • HSE 2025 Result : Commerce Full Result
  • HSE 2025 Information / Abbreviation
  • HSE 2025 Topper : Science
  • HSE 2025 Topper : Arts
  • HSE 2025 Topper : Commerce
  • HSE 2025 : Pass Percentage
  • HSE 2025 : Result Abstract
  • HSE 2025 : Candidates with Highest Marks
  • Violence in Manipur 2023-2025 : Timeline
  • Khongjom Day - April 23 #1 : Gallery
  • Thang Ta finds new energy amid peace
  • Tawang: Geostrategic importance for India
  • Thadou appeal for community understanding
  • Census 2001 & delimitation in Manipur
  • Condemns Pahalgam Terror- Calls for Action
  • Failing to read & control situation
  • Visible efforts essential for public trust
  • MK Binodini Devi's short story 'Tune'
  • Prof Moirangthem Marjit chairs SETSM, Hanoi
  • Will the two Asian giants always be in Rivalry?
  • Rebellion surfaces in rebel group NSCN-IM
  • Child Labour :: Poem
  • Pharmaceutical Waste: Threat to public health
  • Call for delimitation, NRC : Check illegal
  • Death knell for noble healthcare schemes
  • 175th Anniv- Maharaj Narasingh #2 : Gallery
  • World Earth Day : Gallery
  • Understand Suicide & Mental Health Support
  • Manipur champion @ Natl School Games
  • World Earth Day celebrated at MTU
  • The Earth Day 2025: Our power, our planet
  • How long will PR continue ?
  • Eviction drive need of the hour
  • Tamnalai : World Theater Day #1: Gallery
  • Chumthang Makhong : Play Synopsis
  • The demands of village volunteers
  • Missing you :: Poem
  • AI offers hope for beekeepers battling pest
  • Rural women, climate shock: Beijing report
  • From March 8, 2025 to April 22, 2025
  • Boosting morale of job seekers
  • Radio E-pao: 5 new songs added ...
  • The Power of Confident Communication
  • 2nd State Level Soccer Futsal Championship
  • April 21: National Public Relations Day
  • The resurrection of Jesus & its impact
  • Bhalla saab solution kithe ?
  • Training on Mushroom Cultivation
  • JNIMS turned into a dumping site
  • Sub-par work as centre vows US-level roads
  • Cheiraoba by Manipuri in Korea : Gallery
  • Kallakchei, Hungchor, Gainilung : eMing
  • Sri Lanka "Ayubowan" lasting impression
  • GoI must prepare to handle post-Muivah
  • Vice President felicitated Mughavi Tuccu
  • The Power of Poppy - 77 :: Poem
  • Rabies outbreak in Manipur
  • Athoubashinggi Numit #2 : Gallery
  • Pangolin & fight against Climate Change
  • Condemn violent assault against Konsakhul
  • Spring's symphony in my farmhouse :: Poem
  • National Conference on Elderly at RGU
  • The corruption & materialism of Judas
  • Manipur under PR for over 2 months
  • Bid to form government amid public scrutiny
  • 175th Anniv- Maharaj Narasingh #1 : Gallery
  • AI & technology in Manipur's agriculture
  • 4 Manipur players in Indian Women's Hockey
  • Gender justice & health equity are linked but ...
  • Digital marketing: Oxygen of modern business
  • Spring fruits that boost collagen in your body
  • Pot holed roads & others: Surviving Manipur
  • Frustration over centre failure to resolve crisis
  • Pichakari @Govindajee Temple #2 : Gallery
  • Poshan Pakhwada @ MU : Gallery
  • Startup Surge Manipur: Startup Venture Fund
  • My messy room :: Poem
  • Why WAQF Act, 2025 is unconstitutional
  • Emerging politics at play
  • National Fire Service Week
  • Observance of Thang-Ta Day #2 : Gallery
  • Cheiraoba in South Korea
  • Festival of Maram Achouba Khoushaba
  • The Hidden Strength in Falling Short
  • World Health Day 2025 & our Environment
  • Career after marriage: Flight or confusion?
  • Ban on SUP has come into force
  • Preying on abandoned houses
  • Sajibu Cheiraoba Chak Katpa #2 : Gallery
  • Climate Change : Spring revival in Ukhrul
  • Merger Agreement: Meaningless paper ?
  • Yaingang in sunscreens
  • Will all children be born free of HIV by 2030 ?
  • Athoubashinggi Numit #1 : Gallery
  • Day 4 : Yaoshang Sports #1 : Gallery
  • Narendra Ningomba - 'Iboyaima Award 2025'
  • Naga leaders Isak Sumi & Tikhak expound
  • Parrotisation in post-colonial intellectualism
  • Call me Burma :: Poem
  • Claim the crown if you have 30 !
  • Marching towards the 2 year mark
  • Train service vow amid fear over migrants
  • Cheirao-chingkaba @Chinga : Gallery
  • Why words matter in Manipur
  • Appeal for a Way Forward in Manipur
  • Birth Anniv of BR Ambedkar at MU
  • Final Call : Phase-2 of MFA 2024-25
  • The Power of Poppy - 76 :: Poem
  • Astronauts as a Career Choice
  • 16th Annual Art Exhibition #1: Gallery
  • Classic FA's Inspirational Journey in RFDL
  • Shifting weather patterns driving dengue cases
  • Early Childhood Caries: Public health concern
  • Lord Ramacandra's glorious examples
  • Media, women, & sensationalism
  • Cocking a snook at Delhi meet
  • Lobbying for preferred place of posting
  • Indo-Naga Talks (From 2012) :: Timeline
  • Ougri Lirol :: Part 1 : Ooba Video
  • Privileges & Safeguards for STs of Manipur
  • Personal & Professional Development
  • Ode to Peace :: Poem
  • Entries for 17th Manipur State Film Awards
  • Makeup tips to illuminate your look this spring
  • AI-based drones to revolutionise agriculture
  • Of shabby & pot holed roads: Defining Imphal
  • Mizoram feeling heat of sheltering refugees
  • The last ember glows : Will we let it burn ?
  • Business Idea Competition @ Manipur Univ
  • 1/2 of women cant make decision on health
  • 2nd State Level Soccer Futsal Championship
  • The life of Mahavir Bhagwan
  • 'Yummy Talent Fest' at Shillong
  • Another ban on single use plastic
  • Reasons for dissent against AFSPA
  • Mei Loukhatpa @Laipubam : Gallery
  • RK Bidur : Honouring a legacy
  • Appreciates peace dialogue at Delhi
  • Sigiriya : Sri Lanka's top tourist attraction
  • Mami Numit & Foundation Day SN Chand
  • Study Tour to Sikkim & Darjeeling
  • Mum on pre-conditions at Delhi
  • Tension over land disputes amid ethnic feud
  • Indigenous People's Fest #2 : Gallery
  • Jugeshwar Kshetrimayum: Martial Art Champ
  • Delimitation based on Census 2001 - II
  • Defending Our Faith, Our Lands, Our Rights
  • Tariffs: Time for Manipur to Rethink Its Future
  • Is deliverance always proportional to faith ?
  • 3rd AGM of Madhurupa Cancer Society
  • Phamba Challadi Hippa Challi
  • BJP on the back foot
  • Yaoshang Halankar #1 : Gallery
  • Condemns heinous incident at Konsakhul
  • Hun-Thadou Cultural Festival Concluded
  • World Health Day 2025
  • Living in Zone-V: The vulnerability
  • Solidarity with Myanmar Earthquake Victims
  • Career in sports can be rewarding
  • After Delhi meet of April 5, what next ?
  • Multiple rounds of tripartite talks inevitable
  • Pot Lannaba : Mera Houchongba #2 : Gallery
  • Delimitation : Why NRC must precede
  • Manipur tourism - insights from Sri Lanka
  • Mathematics as most useful & easiest subject
  • 10 Habits That Will Make You Unstoppable
  • The Power of Poppy - 75 :: Poem
  • Freedom of authorship Vs editorial policy
  • 3-language study model that aligns with NEP
  • Observance of World Aquatic Animal Day
  • World Autism Awareness Day 2025
  • Upliftment of Langmei Hr Secondary School
  • Setting pre-conditions for Delhi talk
  • Cong leaders note menace of drugs, influx
  • Yaoshang Mei Thaba #3 : Gallery
  • CAU produces hygienic Hawaijar maker
  • Delimitation based on Census 2001 #1
  • Is long HIV treatment good as daily pills ?
  • Sunburn : EDM festival at Shillong
  • Boost your skin with spring fruits
  • 23 months on and Delhi still lost !
  • Growing pitch for NRC
  • Thabal Chongba reclaims its cultural soul
  • Caregiver burden of raising an Autistic child
  • Supreme Court Judges visit : Gallery
  • Manipur: Champion 21st Natl Mountain Biking
  • Solution to water crisis
  • The Eternal I
  • Setting pre-conditions for talks
  • AFSPA expanded in 'peaceful' valley
  • Id-ul-Fitr @ Yairipok, Kshetrigao : Gallery
  • NRC before Delimitation in Manipur
  • Zeilad Lake : A common heritage
  • Right to safe abortion cannot be dislocated
  • World Theater Day
  • The shackles of ideas in digital India
  • The stand against delimitation
  • Myanmar earthquakes & vulnerable Northeast
  • Shortcomings - Delimitation in Manipur
  • "Tulsi Nonglik" at CAU, Lamphelpat
  • The Power of Preparation
  • Catherine Soyamphi: Turn waste into wealth
  • 'Common Platform' and 'Common Draft'
  • The Wounded Mercenary :: Poem
  • Mohan and Modi in Nagpur
  • Sajibu Cheiraoba Chak Katpa #1 : Gallery
  • 27th PANE Foundation Day
  • MoU with Nittur IAS Academy
  • Sleep State Impasse : A mass digital disorder
  • TIM to attend Hun Thadou Cultural Fest
  • First-ever ABH-incompatible Kidney transplant
  • Yaoshang Sports @ Kwakeithel #2 : Gallery
  • April Calendar for Year 2025 : Tools
  • Tamnalai :: Play Synopsis
  • Sajibu Cheiraoba- Meitei New Year Day: Book
  • Rise of AI: Story of future, dreams & nightmare
  • Funding crisis into opportunity to end TB
  • The Power of Poppy - 74 :: Poem
  • Saroi Khangba @ Imphal #2 : Gallery
  • Indigenous Women's Rights in Manipur
  • A review of In Xanadu: A Quest
  • Open Letter to Shri Amit Shah
  • Strategy for resource mobilization
  • Haircare tips to bloom in spring
  • Over a month since PR came into force
  • Near consensus on NRC update
  • Dr Aheibam Koireng: A prolific academician
  • Abolish Institution of Hereditary Chieftainship
  • Seminar on Career Choice at Kanglatongbi
  • TCI condemns Kuki diktats
  • Diktat to cancel Hun-Thadou fest
  • Objection To "Hun" Celebration
  • How to choose right career after XII class ?
  • Details of drug smuggling coming to light
  • Robust anti-drug units must to nail kingpins
  • Rare grasshoppers, crickets recorded in Zeilad
  • The Laiphadibi :: Poem
  • Policy proposal for ending ethnic conflicts
  • Entrepreneurship with mushroom cultivation
  • Condemns illegal diktat by Kuki SoO groups
  • A woman - Does she need fixing ?
  • Understanding Ponzi, digital banking fraud
  • Step down nudge to political appointees
  • Rivers turning into dumping zone
  • The Power of Forgiveness & Leadership
  • Yaoshang Sports @ Kwakeithel #1 : Gallery
  • Non-violence for defeating Kuki militants
  • World Water Day @ MU : Gallery
  • 14th AMWJU Annual Sports Meet #2 : Gallery
  • Thang-Ta for emotional balance
  • Yaoshang Mei Thaba #2 : Gallery
  • Day 5: Yaoshang Sports : Gallery
  • National Bamboo Festival : Gallery
  • Yaoshang Pichakari #2 : Gallery
  • Yaoshang Mei Loukhatpa #4 : Gallery
  • Yaoshang Mei Loukhatpa @Kangla : Gallery
  • Yaoshang Mei Thaba @ Imphal #1 : Gallery
  • 1st AMAND Football Cup @ Pune : Gallery
  • The Untold Meaning of MEETEI and MEITEI
  • In Memory of Aheibam Koireng
  • Featured Front Page Photo 2025 #1: Gallery
  • Moirangthem Marjit chairs CCCIS, Hong Kong
  • President's Rule in Manipur : 1967 - 2025
  • AIR Radio Imphal Station - Live streaming
  • Meitei Mayek Tamba : Online Classroom #5
  • Downloadable Manipuri Calendar :: 2025
  • GHOST of PEACE :: Download Booklet