As part of its efforts to bring peace to the northeastern state, Manipur's government is thinking about implementing a "one district, one force" strategy to boost operational efficiency and coordination among security forces. Since 3 May, ethnic violence has been widespread in the state.
In following this structure, each district would have dedicated personnel of a paramilitary force who are in charge of upholding law and order, according to a report in Hindustan Times.
This strategy, according to a security officer in Delhi, tries to encourage accountability and reduce the chances of conflicts between various security forces.
A single command led by security advisor Kuldiep Singh is anticipated to reorganise security personnel across the state in order to follow the "one district, one force" structure, the article states, citing an anonymous official.
“Having one force to look after a particular district will help in coordination and also fix accountability. The force will be responsible for everything that happens in the particular district. Since the CRPF has more personnel, it is likely that they may be posted in more than one district,” Hindustan Times quoted the official as saying.
“All these paramilitary forces will work in conjunction with the state police. Though an official order is yet to be issued, this will happen soon,” the official added.
There are more than 200 companies representing different paramilitary forces in the state where ethnic conflicts between the Meiteis and Kukis are still prevalent. Unfortunately, incidents of violence resulting from these tensions have claimed at least 175 lives within this region.
The Assam Rifles, the army, and the five paramilitary forces of the country—the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, and CISF—are collaborating with the state police to deal with the situation and restore peace and normalcy. Their joint efforts are centred on protecting law and order, shielding the populace, and resolving the intricate problems brought on by the ethnic strife.
“The deployment of the forces could be done on the basis of the existing offices or camps of the forces that are present in each district. The state has 16 administrative districts. Even before the violence erupted, there were some companies of the CRPF and army stationed in the state. Among the paramilitary forces, the CRPF has the maximum number of personnel posted in Manipur", the official was quoted as saying in the report.
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