Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 18: A grave situation has developed in Manipur with the intensification of violence due to killings and counter killings on ethnic lines.  20 people have been killed in various incidents since November 7.  The discovery of five bodies of women and children, who were abducted earlier in a horrific incident, has inflamed the situation in the Valley.

Right from the beginning, it was Chief Minister Biren Singh who was responsible for the deteriorating situation, yet the Central government and the BJP, as the ruling party, refused to remove him and allowed him to continue.  A situation has now arisen where the writ of the state government and the administration does not run.