GUWAHATI: The European Manipuri Association (EMA) has requested the Indian High Commission in the UK to convey their concerns to leaders back home over the ongoing crisis in Manipur.
The European Manipuri Association (EMA) is a civil society group of people from Manipur living in Europe.
The Association (EMA) submitted a memorandum to Vikram K Doraiswami, the High Commissioner of India to Britain, over the ethnic tensions in the state.
EMA chairperson Sagolsem Biramani said that the Association submitted copies of several documents “on the history of Kuki refugees of the 1960s” and how this issue has links with the unrest in Manipur at present.
According to the EMA, the key points in their memorandum include giving sincere efforts without partiality to restore law and order in Manipur; providing immediate rehabilitation and adequate compensation to all internally displaced people; prioritizing Indo-Myanmar border fencing and secure it with the BSF to stop transnational terrorism, drugs, and arms trafficking; stop deforestation; prevent the expansion of the ‘Golden Triangle’ into Manipur, and identify illegal immigrants.
The EMA provided the High Commissioner with a copy of a police complaint against a UK-based Indian national accused of inciting violence in Manipur with his online messages and talk sessions on a social media platform.
“We requested the High Commission of India to look into the matter, and discussed the need to stop the spread of disinformation by Indian-origin people abroad which could incite more violence,” the EMA said.
The EMA also stressed the need to prioritize the Indo-Myanmar border fencing for internal security.
The Minister (Coordination) in the High Commission of India, Deepak Choudhary, promised the members of EMA that he would convey the concerns of the diaspora to the authorities concerned in Delhi.
Notably, over the last year, the clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities have killed over 220 people and internally displaced nearly 50,000.
