Where are Manipur militants getting rocket launchers and drones capable of dropping bombs from? This question is troubling the country. Then it would not be correct to limit the situation developing in Manipur to that point only.
A new form of violence is being seen in Manipur. Such incidents took place for three consecutive days, which shocked everyone. The first shocking news came that the militants have dropped bombs from the hills to the Terai region using drones. Then rockets were fired at the residence of a former Chief Minister, in which one person lost his life. On Saturday, there was a fierce firing between the militants of the Meitei and Kuki communities, in which half a dozen lives were lost. When this is happening, the security forces are watching it in amazement. At times, it seems that they have no presence in the state at all. More than 16 months have passed since the violence started. But the initiative that was expected at the administrative level to bring the situation under control is completely missing. The Center is adamant on keeping N. Biren Singh as the Chief Minister, while even they must not believe that Singh has any credibility left in the state! Biren Singh was accused right from the beginning that instead of playing the role of being the leader of the entire state, he is working as the leader of a particular community.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party does not want to lose its base in that community, perhaps that is why it has placed its bets on Biren Singh. However, this strategy of its also failed in the Lok Sabha elections, when the BJP lost both the seats of the state. After that it has been difficult to understand what the Center’s understanding is about Manipur. Meanwhile, the people of both the warring communities of Manipur are paying a very heavy price for this confusion. The question of where the militants there are getting modern weapons like rocket launchers and drones capable of dropping bombs is troubling the country at this time. It would not be right to limit the situation developing in Manipur only to that point. The events there can affect the entire North-East, which has a long history of violence and unrest.