Violence has erupted in Manipur since May 2023, mainly due to the long-running reservation conflict between the Kuki and Meitei communities (Representative/PTI photo)
The Manipur Education Department has extended the closure of schools and colleges till September 12 due to student protests and demands for action against external threats.
Amid the ongoing turmoil in Manipur, where violence has been raging for over 16 months, the state administration has decided to close schools and colleges for two additional days on September 11 and 12. The decision was taken in response to massive protests by students and demands for action against outside attackers. The Higher and Technical Education Department announced the extension, saying that educational institutions have been closed since September 8. The closure of educational institutions may continue if the situation does not improve.
The decision to close schools and higher education institutions underscores how serious the current unrest is. On September 9, hundreds of students protested outside the Manipur Secretariat and Raj Bhavan. Their demands centered on state security, particularly action against those responsible for recent drone and missile attacks, as well as protecting Manipur’s “territorial and administrative integrity.”
To encounter with Deterioration crisis, Home Ministry Is ordered Deployment Of 2,000 CRPF Troops To State. it it comes after Dramatic Conflict between sloganeering Student And Police Officials In Imphal But Tuesday, Who highlight of area rising Tension.
violence Is flare up In Manipur since May 2023, Reason Mostly To Old Reservation Conflict between Cookie And Meitei community. clash Is were killed 226 People And Left Other homeless, with No Revealed Ending In Scene. tall Close Of Schools And Colleges It gives strength Gravity Of Situation. And of the government Attempt To prevent unrest.
Meanwhile, an elderly man was killed and five others injured in an attempted bomb attack by suspected militants on Moirang, a residential area in Bishnupur district on September 6. The rocket that landed on the grounds of former chief minister Mairembam Koireng’s mansion appeared to be a one-off.
Following the incident, the Coordination Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), a group of valley-based civil organisations, declared a “public emergency” in all five districts of the Imphal valley with immediate effect.
