Why Still Manipur Crying? | Meira Paibis may be part of Manipur violence | not solution still

Meira Paibis may be part of problem, not solution
claim that groups of women protestors are also bussed to critical protest sites and paid for the day.
There is tremendous social and insurgent pressure on these women to be seen and counted in the protests. Their mere presence in large numbers means that they take over the narrative of the ethnic clash while the militant elements take cover behind them. That far from being sympathetic to their gender, ethnic hatred seems to have taken over these Meira Paibis’ persona to such an extent that in one instance they demanded to see the identity papers of women officers of the Assam Rifles travelling to their duty stations in an official vehicle. They claimed that the Assam Rifles was ‘smuggling’ young Kuki women to safety by dressing them up in uniform!
The common denominator of ethnic hate has become all pervasive in Manipur and the protesting women are an integral part of it. This is evident from the fact that the Manipur Police (some would claim, now largely Meitei Police in the Valley) has not yet registered an FIR against the so-called Meira Paibis despite them visibly inciting violence at almost every scene of arson and looting.
The Meira Paibis of Manipur today are not a civil society organisation seeking justice for ordinary citizens. They have become part of the machinery of hatred and violence against the Kukis by joining hands with Meitei chauvinists, radicals, and even armed insurgents. They are a part of the problem in Manipur and cannot contribute to a process of reconciliation and peace.
(Bharat Bhushan is a Delhi-based journalist.)
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