Crowd surrounded BJP office in Imphal, police released tear gas shells

Manipur Violence: Violence continues in Manipur. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday (June 29) met those displaced by the violence. Meanwhile, a crowd gathered near the BJP office located in the state capital Imphal and surrounded the office.

Police used tear gas to disperse them. It can be seen in the video that the police is continuously using tear gas to disperse the crowd. According to the news agency PTI, on Thursday, some unknown miscreants opened fire without any provocation in Harothel village of Kangpokpi district, in which one person was killed. Some others got injured.

#WATCH , A crowd gathered near the regional office of BJP in Imphal, Manipur. Police used several rounds of tear gas shells to stop and disperse them.

Visuals from the spot. pic.twitter.com/9NvUUoM68c

— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2023

Why was Rahul Gandhi’s convoy stopped?
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met people in Churachandpur. He reached here by helicopter a few hours behind schedule as his convoy was stopped by the police at Bishnupur, about 20 km from Imphal, fearing violence. After which he came back to Imphal and from there reached Churachandpur by helicopter.

Why did violence start in Manipur?
More than 100 people have died in the violence that broke out in Manipur. The clashes began after a ‘tribal solidarity march’ was organized in the hill districts on May 3 to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status in the state.

The Meitei community, which forms 53 percent of Manipur’s population, mainly lives in the Imphal Valley. At the same time, tribal communities like Naga and Kuki constitute 40 percent of the population and live mainly in the hilly districts.

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