"In view of the prevailing law and order situation, following the unwanted incidents that occurred at the Tribal Solidarity March 2023 held on 03-05-2023 and in order to maintain public order and tranquillity in the State, the Governor of Manipur is pleased to authorize all District Magis
According to the sources, these five RAF companies comprise more than 500 personnel who are experts in controlling riot kind of situations. The RAF is a specialised wing of the CRPF to deal with riot and crowd control situations, the sources said.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday held the Manipur's Bharatiya Janata Party government responsible for the violence in the state alleging that such a situation arose because of the party's "politics of hate, and division".
Violence broke out on May 3 during a rally organised by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) Manipur to protest the demand for inclusion of Meitei/Meetei in the Scheduled Tribe category.
According to the statement, the suspension comes in light of some anti-social elements using social media extensively for the transmission of images, hate speech and hate video messages.