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Manipur: Meitei Body Calls Strike over MST Bus Row; Govt Sets up Probe Panel
- On May 20, 2025, security personnel directed that the name 'Manipur' be obscured on the windshield of a state-operated bus transporting media representatives to the Shirui Lily Festival near Gwaltabi in Imphal East district.
- This directive occurred amid ongoing ethnic tensions between Meitei and Kuki tribes and President's Rule in Manipur following Chief Minister N. Biren Singh's resignation.
- Media bodies condemned the act as a violation of press freedom and identity, triggering a 48-hour general strike called by the Meitei group COCOMI across Manipur starting May 21 midnight.
- Politicians and media unions described the removal as illegal and anti-Manipur, with demands for an apology and resignations, while the government formed a two-member probe committee to submit a report within 15 days.
- The incident has raised serious questions about governance, security, and ethnic relations in Manipur as the state returns to normalcy amid ongoing ethnic divisions.
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Protest Rallies in Manipur over 'removal' of State's Name from Govt Bus
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Protesters took out rallies in Manipur's Imphal West and Imphal East districts on Friday evening over the alleged removal of the state's name from a government bus earlier in the week. India News | Protest Rallies in Manipur over 'removal' of State's Name from Govt Bus.
Calls For Probe Rise After State Name On Manipur Government Bus Forced To Be Covered
Journalists from Imphal valley turned back midway while going to Ukhrul district to attend the state-level Shirui Lily Festival after the security forces covered the word 'Manipur' on the windshield of a state-run bus in which they were travelling.
Protest rallies in Manipur over 'removal' of state's name from govt bus
Imphal, May 23 (PTI) Protesters took out rallies in Manipur’s Imphal West and Imphal East districts on Friday evening over the alleged removal of the state's name from a government bus earlier in the week.At Chingmeirong in Imphal West, the rallyists raised slogans and attempted to march towards the Raj Bhavan, but were stopped by security forces, officials said.Similar protest marches, including formation of human chains, were organised at Kong…
General strike paralyses normal life in Manipur’s Imphal Valley - Kashmir Media Service
Imphal: Normal life was paralyzed in Manipur’s Imphal Valley during a 48-hour general strike enforced by an influential Hindu organisation. According to Kashmir Media Service, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) called the strike from May 21 to protest the masking of the words ‘Manipur State Transport’ displayed on a government bus carrying a team of journalists to cover the Shirui Lily Festival in Ukhrul, a district about a…
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