The Government of Manipur has decided to airlift people belonging to the Meitei community living in Mizoram from July 23. Special flights have been arranged to airlift Meiteis from Mizoram.
Special Flights Arranged To Airlift Meiteis From Mizoram
The flights will operate between Aizawl and Imphal; Aizawl and Silchar, sources informed. The decision to airlift Meiteis from Mizoram was taken following threat against Meiteis rose after a video of two Kuki women being paraded naked by a mob of Meitei men surfaced on the internet on July 19.
It needs to be mentioned former cadres of the Mizo National Front (MNF) appealed to the Meitei community from Manipur living in Mizoram to leave the state for their safety.
Peace Accord MNF Returnees’ Association (PAMRA), in a statement issued from Aizawl on July 21, said that the situation has become tense and it is no longer safe for Meiteis living in Mizoram due to the barbaric acts committed by miscreants in Manipur.
“In view of the situation that any thing wrong can happen to the Meitei community at this juncture, the PAMRA appeals to all Meitei people in Mizoram to leave for their home state as a safety measure,” the statement added.