14-06-2023, 02:58 PM
By Zarir Hussain
June 14, 20232:48 PM GMT+8Updated 6 min ago
GUWAHATI, India, June 14 (Reuters) - At least nine people have been killed in the latest clashes between members of rival ethnic groups in India's northeastern state of Manipur
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Violence between members of the Kuki ethnic group, who mostly live in the hills, and Meiteis, the dominant community in the low lands, erupted on May 3, sparked by resentment over economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education reserved for hill people.
At least 80 people have been killed and more than 40,000 have been displaced in the state on the Myanmar border that is governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.
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"We have reports of at least nine deaths and 10 injured so far," Singh said. "The situation remains volatile."
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Kukis share ethnic lineage with Myanmar’s Chin community and Meiteis feared they would be outnumbered by the arrival of the refugees.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/nine...023-06-14/
June 14, 20232:48 PM GMT+8Updated 6 min ago
GUWAHATI, India, June 14 (Reuters) - At least nine people have been killed in the latest clashes between members of rival ethnic groups in India's northeastern state of Manipur
......
Violence between members of the Kuki ethnic group, who mostly live in the hills, and Meiteis, the dominant community in the low lands, erupted on May 3, sparked by resentment over economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education reserved for hill people.
At least 80 people have been killed and more than 40,000 have been displaced in the state on the Myanmar border that is governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.
......
"We have reports of at least nine deaths and 10 injured so far," Singh said. "The situation remains volatile."
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Kukis share ethnic lineage with Myanmar’s Chin community and Meiteis feared they would be outnumbered by the arrival of the refugees.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/nine...023-06-14/