Reporters without orders ep 286: roots of manipur conflict, failure in fixing accountability

This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by _Newslaundry_’s Shivnarayan Rajpurohit, _The News Minute_ journalist Prajwal Bhat and _The Frontier Manipur’s_ executive editor Paojel Chaoba. The

panel discussed the ongoing conflict in Manipur, its underlying causes, perspective divide and the lack of accountability for the tragedy. Shivnarayan _reported_ on the mass transfers of

government officials in the region. The data showed that over 2,000 government employees were transferred to make sure they worked from areas where they would “feel safe”. Prajwal reported

on the issue of drugs in Manipur and its role as a key catalyst in the conflict. He said the government’s war on drugs in the region had completely failed.  Meanwhile, Paojel dug deeper into

the dynamics in the northeastern state and underlined what could be the root cause of the strife. He said that both the central and the state governments have failed in fixing

accountability and also spoke about the difficulties faced by journalists while reporting on the conflict. Tune in.