Manipur, a state in northeastern India, has been plagued by different forms of agitation on the issue of Inner Line Permit System since last year. The deep division between the valley and the hill people has visibly become a serious concern over the past several months.
The ongoing agitation has caused the death of an 11th grader in Imphal and 9 civilians in Churachandpur. More than 200 days have passed and the 9 tribal dead bodies have remained unburied as the hill people continue to press for their demands.
The latest round of agitation began in the midnight of May 17 when the Joint Action Committee Against Anti-Tribal Bills (JACAATB) enforced a 48-hour total shutdown in the hill districts of the state, which was followed by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System’s (JCILPS) 38-hour statewide bandh which began on May 20.
