Overview

• On May 20, security personnel at a Gwaltabi checkpoint ordered journalists on a state-run bus to cover the 'Manipur State Transport' signage, igniting protests over state identity
• Demonstrations led by the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity have included human chains, torch processions, and the locking of the Chief Electoral Officer’s and Geological Survey of India’s offices
• Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla was flown by Army helicopter from Tulihal airport to Kangla Fort after protesters formed road blockades along the six-kilometre route to Raj Bhavan
• Protesters demand an apology from Governor Bhalla and the resignations of Chief Secretary P.K. Singh, Security Advisor Kuldiep Singh and DGP Rajiv Singh for undermining Manipur’s integrity
• President’s Rule imposed in February has not eased tensions; a coalition of 44 MLAs has informed the governor they are prepared to establish an elected government