Got No Ration, Say People In Churachandpur Relief Camps; Aid Trucks Set On Fire, Says Government
NDTV
Thousands of people living in relief camps in Manipur's Churachandpur, in a symbolic "empty pot" protest, alleged ration stopped reaching them after the February 15 incident
Two of 12 trucks and buses set on fire by protesters in Manipur's Churachandpur district on February 15 contained relief material for internally displaced people, the state government said in a statement on Saturday, amid protest by people in the camps over shortage of ration.
The protesters had ransacked the offices of the district commissioner (DC) and the superintendent of police (SP) after a head constable from their community was suspended for allegedly training members of a hill-based armed group, who call themselves "village defence volunteers".
Thousands of people living in the relief camps in Churachandpur, in a symbolic "empty pot" protest - showing empty bowls to the media - have alleged that ration supplied by the Centre stopped reaching them after the February 15 incident. Two members of the Kuki-Zo tribes were killed in the protest.
