[ NewsTrack ] EU’s Offer of Aid to Manipur Rejected by State Government

– The European Union (EU) pledged €250,000 (approximately 22.6 million Indian rupees) to assist the hailstorm and heavy rain-affected state of Manipur.
– However, the Manipur state government rejected this aid, terming the news of the EU’s offer as “false and untrue.”
– The state government asserts that all financial requirements for storm relief are being met from the National Disaster Response Fund and the State Disaster Response Fund.
– ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency), the EU’s humanitarian partner, was supposed to facilitate the aid to benefit 1500 vulnerable families in Manipur.
– ADRA India focuses on healthcare, education, livelihood generation, humanitarian and emergency response, and the protection of vulnerable groups.
– The Seventh-day Adventist Church, which operates globally, has faced controversies recently, including allegations of misappropriation, offensive remarks, sexual abuse, and financial irregularities.
– The EU Parliament’s intervention in Manipur was previously rejected by the Indian government, with the Ministry of External Affairs criticizing it as “unacceptable” and reflective of a “colonial mindset.”
– The conflict in Manipur between the Meiteis (predominantly Hindu) and Kukis (mostly Christians) has deep-rooted ethnoreligious dimensions, exacerbated by land disputes.

Source: Conversation with Copilot
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