Do not let a New Golden Triangle emerge in Manipur: COCOMI writes to EU Parliament
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Express News Service
GUWAHATI: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) which is a conglomerate of civil society organisations has requested the European Parliament to ensure Manipur doesn’t change into a “New Golden Triangle” even because it mentioned the violence within the state has nothing to do with faith.
The Golden Triangle is the area the place the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet, which is one of many largest poppy-growing and drug-trafficking corridors on this planet.
In a letter to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, the Imphal Valley-based group COCOMI mentioned the European Parliament arrived at a flawed understanding of the problem as a battle between minority Christians and majority Meitei Hindus.
The European Parliament had handed a decision on Manipur and referred to as on the Indian authorities to behave promptly to halt the violence and defend spiritual minorities.
“The recent violence was not on religious line. It was between immigrant Chin-Kuki narco-terrorist groups and indigenous Meitei communities,” the organisation wrote.
It mentioned a whole bunch of church buildings, belonging to about 25 ethnic communities, are nonetheless standing tall within the coronary heart of Meitei-dominated areas, together with Imphal. Further, it mentioned many Christian ethnic communities, besides Chin-Kuki teams, are nonetheless settled in Imphal and different Meitei-dominated areas and dwelling collectively in concord.
“Please note, 170000 Meitei communities are also Christians, which is 35% of Manipur’s Kuki Christian population. The first ever Christian convert in Manipur is also a Meitei and their descendants are still Christians,” the COCOMI wrote.
It alleged all Meiteis, together with Meitei Christians, have been “ethnically cleansed” from the Chin-Kuki Christian-dominated districts on May 3 and 4 by Chin-Kuki Christians solely.
Further, it alleged, “100% Meitei religious centres in the Kuki-dominated hill areas are being completely destroyed and wiped out. Every Meitei Hindu and Sanamahi dwelling houses comprises three important temples or place of worship…So, when a Meitei house is being burned down, it includes three important temples of worship.”
The COCOMI sought to attract the European Parliament’s consideration to the problem of “Chin-Kuki narco-terrorism”, stating that it has a direct relation to the continued violence.
“The emerging narco-terrorist activities and establishment of a narco-economy inside Manipur, primarily operated and managed by armed (illegal) immigrants and their drug cartel syndicates in India from Myanmar belonging to Chin-Kuki tribes, is the main cause of the violence,” the organisation alleged.
It mentioned a thick, dense and plush inexperienced forest space of about 125,000 acres is being fully deforested for opium cultivation, and its estimated annual manufacturing is 500 MT to 625 MT.
Alleging that each one obligatory infrastructure and community for institutionalizing the “narco-economy” is being arrange in Manipur, the COCOMI mentioned this alarming growth creates a extremely unstable socio-political setting the place a small spark may shortly escalate into an inferno.
“…the people of Manipur anticipate that the European Union shall live up to its responsibility and play a non-partisan active role in resolving the crisis. Do not let a New Golden Triangle emerge in the region, particularly in Manipur,” the organisation additional wrote to Metsola.
GUWAHATI: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) which is a conglomerate of civil society organisations has requested the European Parliament to ensure Manipur doesn’t change into a “New Golden Triangle” even because it mentioned the violence within the state has nothing to do with faith.
The Golden Triangle is the area the place the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet, which is one of many largest poppy-growing and drug-trafficking corridors on this planet.
In a letter to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, the Imphal Valley-based group COCOMI mentioned the European Parliament arrived at a flawed understanding of the problem as a battle between minority Christians and majority Meitei Hindus.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The European Parliament had handed a decision on Manipur and referred to as on the Indian authorities to behave promptly to halt the violence and defend spiritual minorities.
“The recent violence was not on religious line. It was between immigrant Chin-Kuki narco-terrorist groups and indigenous Meitei communities,” the organisation wrote.
It mentioned a whole bunch of church buildings, belonging to about 25 ethnic communities, are nonetheless standing tall within the coronary heart of Meitei-dominated areas, together with Imphal. Further, it mentioned many Christian ethnic communities, besides Chin-Kuki teams, are nonetheless settled in Imphal and different Meitei-dominated areas and dwelling collectively in concord.
“Please note, 170000 Meitei communities are also Christians, which is 35% of Manipur’s Kuki Christian population. The first ever Christian convert in Manipur is also a Meitei and their descendants are still Christians,” the COCOMI wrote.
It alleged all Meiteis, together with Meitei Christians, have been “ethnically cleansed” from the Chin-Kuki Christian-dominated districts on May 3 and 4 by Chin-Kuki Christians solely.
Further, it alleged, “100% Meitei religious centres in the Kuki-dominated hill areas are being completely destroyed and wiped out. Every Meitei Hindu and Sanamahi dwelling houses comprises three important temples or place of worship…So, when a Meitei house is being burned down, it includes three important temples of worship.”
The COCOMI sought to attract the European Parliament’s consideration to the problem of “Chin-Kuki narco-terrorism”, stating that it has a direct relation to the continued violence.
“The emerging narco-terrorist activities and establishment of a narco-economy inside Manipur, primarily operated and managed by armed (illegal) immigrants and their drug cartel syndicates in India from Myanmar belonging to Chin-Kuki tribes, is the main cause of the violence,” the organisation alleged.
It mentioned a thick, dense and plush inexperienced forest space of about 125,000 acres is being fully deforested for opium cultivation, and its estimated annual manufacturing is 500 MT to 625 MT.
Alleging that each one obligatory infrastructure and community for institutionalizing the “narco-economy” is being arrange in Manipur, the COCOMI mentioned this alarming growth creates a extremely unstable socio-political setting the place a small spark may shortly escalate into an inferno.
“…the people of Manipur anticipate that the European Union shall live up to its responsibility and play a non-partisan active role in resolving the crisis. Do not let a New Golden Triangle emerge in the region, particularly in Manipur,” the organisation additional wrote to Metsola.
