Thousands of Meiteis, together with college students, principally from Manipur and Assam, dwell in Mizoram. (file)

Guwahati:

Following a public name by former Mizoram insurgents to individuals from the Meitei group to depart the state, the federal government of Mizoram has organized for safety cowl for Meiteis within the capital Aizawl.

In an announcement issued from Aizawl on Friday, Peace Accord MNF Returnees’ Association (PAMRA) stated, Meiteis ought to go away Mizoram for his or her “own safety” as there may be “anger among Mizo youth” over the incident of two women being paraded naked in the neighbouring ethnic strife-torn state.

Mizo sentiments have been deeply damage by the violence meted out to the Zo-ethnic group in Manipur, PAMRA stated, including a warning that if any violence ought to occur upon Meiteis in Mizoram, they themselves shall bear the duty.

“The situation in Mizoram has become tense, and it is no longer safe for Meitei people from Manipur to live in Mizoram in the wake of barbaric and heinous acts committed by miscreants in Manipur…The PAMRA appeals to all Meitei people in Mizoram to leave for their home state as a safety measure,” the assertion learn.

Sources within the Mizoram authorities have stated steps have already been taken to make sure that no Meitei individual is harmed.

In a telephonic dialog, Chief Minister Zoramthanga had earlier assured his Manipur counterpart N Biren Singh of the protection of Meiteis in Mizoram.

The Manipur authorities once more had a spherical of discussions with Mizoram and the Centre after this improvement, sources stated.

A video shot on May 4 surfaced on Wednesday, exhibiting two girls from one of many warring communities in Manipur being paraded bare and molested by a mob from the opposite aspect. The alleged predominant accused was arrested on Thursday. The incident has drawn widespread condemnation throughout the nation.

The former militants’ assertion stated there may be anger amongst Mizo youths, who’re deeply anguished over the “barbaric and atrocious act of Meiteis” towards Zo or Kuki ethnic individuals in Manipur, who share ancestry with the Mizos.

They stated the enchantment was just for Meiteis from Manipur and never these from elsewhere.

Thousands of Meiteis, together with college students, principally from Manipur and Assam, dwell in Mizoram.

Over 12,000 Kukis displaced from Manipur have additionally reportedly taken shelter within the northeastern state, which is Christian-dominated. Kukis are additionally principally Christians.

PAMRA is a non-political organisation of former Mizo National Front (MNF) militants looking for implementation of all clauses of the Mizo Peace Accord.

More than 160 individuals have misplaced their lives and several other injured since ethnic violence broke out within the state on May 3, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised within the hill districts to protest towards the Meitei group’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) standing.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s inhabitants and dwell principally within the Imphal Valley, whereas tribals, which embrace Nagas and Kukis, represent 40 per cent and reside principally within the hill districts.