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January 30-February 05, 2012
According to Chief Electoral Officer P.C. Lawmkunga repolling may be ordered in 33 polling booths in five hill districts of Manipur that saw violence. The state election department had made the request to the Election Commission. Seven people were killed in election-related violence in Manipur on January 28 when people voted to pick a new assembly. Of the 33 polling booths, nine are in Ukhrul district, four in Tamenglong, eight in Senapati, four in Churachandpur and eight in Chandel. 1
In another development, according to reports, growing ties between the hard line faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Garo National Liberation Army have become matter of serious concern for the Government of Meghalaya as well as for the security agencies. However, in recent times, the Meghalaya Government has started taking steps for strengthening its own police force to deal with insurgency. According to highly placed police sources, members of the hard line faction of the ULFA have been providing help to the GNLA for its own benefits. Sources said that as the hard line faction of the ULFA does not have any shortage of sophisticated weapons, it is providing the same to the members of the GNLA. The senior cadres of the ULFA are also providing training to the new recruits of the GNLA and in return, the ULFA is getting a major share of the funds collected by the GNLA. 2
- 1. “Repolling likely in 33 booths in Manipur”, The Assam Tribune, January 31, 2012 at http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan3112/at034
- 2. “ULFA, GNLA ties causing concern”, The Assam Tribune, February 3, 2012 at http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb0412/at08