GUWAHATI: Several displaced Meitei people living in a relief camp in the valley region of Manipur were wounded in a clash with police during a rally, organised in Imphal Thursday to demand their right to return home in the India-Myanmar border town of Moreh in Tengnoupal district.
These people were displaced 15 months ago due to the state’s ethnic conflict.
This was the first time Manipur’s “internally displaced people” have been wounded in police action .
More than 100 people from a relief camp at Akampat in Imphal East district participated in the rally, with the intention to march to the CM’s secretariat to submit a memorandum.
Many locals joined in, shouting slogans such as “Send us back to our homes”. Police stopped them in Singjamei area and a confrontation ensued. This escalated into clashes, with police using tear gas and the protesters responding by throwing stones.
A journalist from a local TV channel was allegedly assaulted by police while covering the rally, despite identifying himself.
The clash happened when the assembly was sitting for monsoon session. The CM expressed displeasure at the use of tear gas against displaced people and assault on a journalist.
These people were displaced 15 months ago due to the state’s ethnic conflict.
This was the first time Manipur’s “internally displaced people” have been wounded in police action .
More than 100 people from a relief camp at Akampat in Imphal East district participated in the rally, with the intention to march to the CM’s secretariat to submit a memorandum.
Many locals joined in, shouting slogans such as “Send us back to our homes”. Police stopped them in Singjamei area and a confrontation ensued. This escalated into clashes, with police using tear gas and the protesters responding by throwing stones.
A journalist from a local TV channel was allegedly assaulted by police while covering the rally, despite identifying himself.
The clash happened when the assembly was sitting for monsoon session. The CM expressed displeasure at the use of tear gas against displaced people and assault on a journalist.