End of the hiatus?

The Manipur Police Commandos has done it again. They cooly arrested a young man from the house of his brother in law and shot him death in cold blood.

It happened in Thoubal district 2 days back.

If my memory serves, it's the first time the Manipur Police Commandos has reverted into its lawless mould since the suspension of the 5 months long class boycott. Here, in my blog, it need not be reminded that the 5 months long class boycott was initiatred in protest against another of such shooting down of an arrested person in the middle of Khwairamband Bazar in broad daylight.

Outwardly, it may seem to be just another ghastly case of those 'policemem going trigger happy' or another of those 'fake encounters'.

But it is not.

In my mind, it is a well-planned act of cold-blooded murder with a sinister intent of sending out a devilish political message.

Here's how it is.

I think we can believe the murdered man's family when they said that he was a former cadre of a rebel group but he discontinued working for it for sometime now. Actually, he was a tiller of the land to eke out a living for his family.

The rebel group to which he belonged is widely believed to have the so-called 'Meetei revivalism' in its agenda.

And, it's very crucial, 'Sajibu Nongma Panba Cheiraoba' is in the top spot in the work in progress program of the so-called Meetei revivalists.

So, it's clear that some sophisticated but evil minds in the upper power echelon of the State Government decided that the front pages of the newspapers of the day of 'Sajibu Nongma Panba Cheiraoba' should be splashed with the news of a slaying of a 'Meetei revivalist'.

Seen in this light, the intent of this murder goes beyond the boundaries of the usual narratives of the Rebels vs the Police or the Rebels vs the State--it's a well-thought out plan to redraw the present society of Manipur with a casteist and divisive brush and hence, to pit one section against the another.

But,does this episode ends here now?

The answer is a big NO.

Another 2 days later , suddenly China again started talking about the boundary with India, though,outwardly,in a positive tone. They are saying they are willing to work with India to solve the boundary issue.

Again, if my memory serves me, it's again the first time since the suspension of the 5 months long class boycott when China started talking about the boundary issue with INdia.

It would be foolish to brush aside it as some some kind freaky coincidence. It's following a pattern.

Here's how it does.

Immediately after the first case of documented murder of an arrested person by the Manipur Police Commandos in Khwairamband Bazar, China raised a hue and cry over the boundary dispute with India. They even raised objection to the official visit of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh to Arunachal Pradesh. They openly said that Arunachal Pradesh is actually Western Tibet and so, a de-facto part of China.

After the suspension of the 5 months long class boycott, China kept mum.

I had already said that this suspension of 5 months long class boycott is only a hiatus in the long drawn out political stalemate.(My next last post).

During this hiatus, the ruling class in Delhi had already announced the raisning of brand new 26 batalians of Assam Rifles, wich,for all practical purpose (leaving aside the legaistic smokescreen) is an active part of India's military.

They have also looking for suitable land for a brand new Air Force base here in Manipur.

And, most importantly, they are still letting the Manipur Police Commandos to kill innocent and arrested persons, as seen in the murder of an arrested person in Thoubal district 4 days back.

Then, China suddenly started talking about boundary dispute with India.

Isn't it the case of a clear pattern?

Then, the Manipur Police Commandos might have initiated the chain of events that would mark the end of the ongoing hiatus.