Manipur story already has so much pain attached to it,and now Commission of Inquiry into the Manipur violence is again on ground trying to hear what people actually went through . And honestly,when families are still living in relief camps,this cannot be treated like some normal official visit only .
The Commission was established on June 4,2023,and this three-day visit to state is happening under leadership of retired Justice B.S. Chauhan . Other members in panel are Himanshu Sekhar Das,IAS (Retd.),and Aloka Prabhakar,IPS (Retd.).
They also recently met Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh to discuss objectives and progress of their ongoing investigation into Meitei-Kuki ethnic conflict . On paper,this sounds procedural,but on ground it is about people who lost homes,safety and normal life .
During field visit from May 29 to 31,the Commission members inspected relief camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bishnupur,Churachandpur,Imphal West,and Imphal East . They also visited prefabricated relief camp at Torbung in Churachandpur district.
And this is where visit becomes more real.
At Torbung,the team interacted directly with camp residents and heard firsthand accounts of hardship faced after violence . Families reportedly spoke about rehabilitation,security and need for government support . These are not small demands ah,these are basics people need just to feel they can restart life.
Few things standing out clearly in this visit:
- Commission directly met displaced families living in relief camps.
- Union Ministry of Home Affairs has extended final report deadline to November 20,2026.
- Inquiry is looking at causes of unrest,administrative response and measures to prevent future incidents.
Officials accompanying Commission included Mohan Lal Meena,Commission Secretary,and N. Ashok Kumar,Commissioner (Home). Since formation,the inquiry team has been conducting hearings,collecting evidence and visiting violence-affected areas.
But tbh,real question is whether voices heard in these camps will actually shape final report or just become another file in system . Because people in Bishnupur,Churachandpur,Imphal West,Imphal East and Torbung are not asking for big words,they are asking for safety,rehabilitation and some assurance that same nightmare will not repeat .
And Manipur still feels stuck between official processes and human suffering… so how much this inquiry can actually heal things is something people will keep watching with heavy heart…
