At a time when innocent people in Myanmar are being brutally killed by the Countryโ€™s โ€œunprofessional and power hungryโ€ military, the Northeast State of Manipur has issued โ€˜shockingโ€™ directives to the administrations of the Stateโ€™s districts bordering Myanmar.

People in hundreds in Myanmar are reportedly waiting to cross over to India via the States of Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh to avoid โ€˜slaughterโ€™.

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However, the authorities in the State of Manipur seems to have decided to turn a blind-eye towards the plight of the innocent Myanmar nationals, who seek take refuge in India to avoid โ€˜homicideโ€™.

The Manipur Home Department has issued five (5) directives to the the district administrations of Chandel, Tengnoupal, Kamjong, Ukhrul and Churachandpur.

A confidential letter, dated March 26, has been dispatched to the deputy commissioners of the five districts in Manipur that shares border with Myanmar.

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The letter, written by Manipur Governmentโ€™s Special Secretary (Home) โ€“ H Gyan Prakash, consists of five directives.

โ€œI am directed to request you to kindly take the following actions:

  1. District Administration should not open any camps to provide food and shelter.
  2. The Civil Society Organisations also should not be allowed to open any camps to provide shelter/food.
  3. In case of grievous injuries, medical attention may be provided on humanitarian considerations.
  4. People trying to enter/seek refuge should be politely turned away.
  5. Aadhar enrolment should be stopped immediately and Aadhar enrolment kits taken into safe custody.โ€

The Manipur Home Department has sought a โ€œreport on action takenโ€ by the concerned district administrations by Tuesday (March 30).

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It may be mentioned here that hundreds of innocent people in Myanmar have thus far in firing by the Countryโ€™s armed forces.

On Saturday, over 150 people lost their lives in firing. Saturday was the bloodiest day in Myanmar since the Countryโ€™s military staged a coup and took over reins of power from a democratically elected civil government on February 1.

Zaheer Akram Bora is a senior copy editor with Northeast Now with over 10 years of experience in the field of journalism. He can be reached at [email protected]