Kuki MLA of BJP goes rogue, assaults personal occasion’s Chief Minister of Manipur accusing him of favouring Meiteis

BJP Kuki MLA from Saikot, Paolienlal Haokip in a recently-penned op-ed went all out in opposition to his personal occasion and authorities on the state and Centre over the violence in Manipur. Titled “Manipur violence could not be contained because of the complicity of Biren Singh government”, Haokip in his article straight holds the N Biren Singh authorities liable for the violence. Notably, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh is a Meitei himself.

“Proof of state complicity can clearly be discerned from the fact that what started out as a purely ethnic-communal violence was, later on, attempted to be portrayed by the Chief Minister as the state’s war on ‘narco terrorists’. The narrative seemed to be aimed at justifying the use of state forces to aid the radicalised Meitei militia in attacking and burning down Kuki Zo settlements in the foothills surrounding the Imphal valley, beyond which it doesn’t seem to hold much water”, the BJP MLA wrote.

Haokip additionally accused CM Biren Singh of being “hands in glove” with radical organisations specifically Meitei Leepun and Arambai Tenggol. The Kuki chief concludes the article by demanding that AFSPA be reimposed within the state.

This will not be the primary time that the BJP Kuki chief has spoken out in opposition to his authorities. In an interview with the propaganda web site Newslaundry, Haokip whereas on one hand criticised PM Modi’s message on Manipur, alternatively, he mentioned that the neighborhood (Kuki) is pleading with the Centre. “Central government is holding all the cards and that’s why we are still pleading with the Central government. We have no hope of justice from the state government whatsoever”, he mentioned.

“There is no security of life for me even as an elected MLA”, mentioned Paolienlal Haokip, who has brazenly demanded a separate administration which is in step with the demand for a separate state for Kukis referred to as “Kukiland”. Haokip was amongst the ten Kuki MLAs to lift the demand accusing the state authorities of supporting “unabated violence by the majority Meitei community”. However, the HAC Chairperson Dinganglung Gangmei, a BJP MLA had distanced himself and different Naga MLAs from the demand.

A day after violence broke out in Manipur on third May, the Kuki MLA took to Twitter criticising the Biren Singh authorities as he tagged PM Modi, HM Shah, and different BJP leaders. On thirteenth May, Haokip tweeted, “Peace is separation from people who hate you. You may not hate them, but it’s better to be apart than quarrel and get killed”.

Peace is separation from individuals who hate you. You could not hate them, nevertheless it’s higher to be aside than quarrel and get killed.

— Paolienlal Haokip (@paolienlal) May 13, 2023

Haokip additionally appeared to have criticised the Chief Minister’s eviction drive in opposition to unlawful immigrants who’ve occupied reserved and guarded forest land within the hill areas in Manipur. In an fascinating twist, he writes, “Tribal lands were constituted as reserved forests and protected forests without following the norms that require the tribals to claim pre-existing rights, if any.”

Further into the article, the Kuki chief writes that the ethnic violence is “perceived as a war of liberation by Kuki Zo people” and the identical is perceived as “war to claim tribal land”. In each instances, it seems that the BJP Kuki chief has admitted to ethnic violence by each communities however appears to seem vital solely of the Meiteis.

In June this yr, BJP Kuki leaders sought Biren Singh’s resignation days after the resignation of 4 MLAs.

Currently, the Biren Singh-led Manipur cabinet consists of two Kuki ministers specifically Nemcha Kipgen of Kangpokpi constituency, and Letpao Haokip of Tengnoupal constituency. Besides Paolienlal Haokip, different BJP Kuki MLAs are Ngursanglur Sanate from Tipaimukh constituency, LM Khaute from Churachandpur constituency, Letzamang Haokip from Henglep constituency, and Vungjagin Valte from Thanlon constituency.