🚨 Big Story 🔴 First time since the violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, the state government on Monday put the official toll at 60. The Supreme Court expressed “deep concern over the loss of lives and properties” and emphasised the need to take “all necessary precautions for the rehabilitation of the displaced persons”, “protect places of religious worship”, and ensure “due arrangements in relief camps to provide all basic amenities”. 🔴 Army trucks carrying 500-odd people, who were stranded in relief camps in Churachandpur district, reached Imphal’s Khuman Lampak Sports Complex on Monday evening amid heavy security. A similar number of people stranded in relief camps in Imphal too had reached Churachandpur. This was the first mass movement between the two tense regions since violent clashes erupted in the state on May 3. Read the ground report by Sukrita Baruah and Jimmy Leivon for more ✍🏼 In the Opinions section, Pradip Phanjoubam writes about the Kuki-Meitei violence in Manipur, and how it stems from ‘historical wounds’: “The suddenness and scale of the communal violence which erupted at several townships in Manipur on May 3 took everybody by surprise, but the authorities should have known the steam for this was building up for years.” ⚡ Only in the Express Karnataka goes to the polls tomorrow and the results will be counted on May 13. This election is crucial not only because Karnataka is one of India’s biggest and most influential states but also because it could set the tone for a series of crucial elections in the coming months all leading up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Udit Mishra takes you through some of the key economic and social metrics of Karnataka. 📰 From the Front Page 👉🏽 Minister of State for Law and Justice Satya Pal Singh Baghel has said there are very few tolerant Muslims, and even those who appear to be tolerant use it as “a mask” to stay in public life and become Governors and Vice Presidents. 👉🏽 The Election Commission has asked Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to “clarify” and take “rectification measures” over party leader Sonia Gandhi’s alleged remarks supporting “sovereignty of Karnataka”. The EC letter came hours after the BJP approached the poll panel seeking cancellation of the Congress’s registration as a party and urging it to file an FIR against Sonia. 👉🏽 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered a ban on ‘The Kerala Story’ in West Bengal, citing threat to law and order in the state. The film, which has been accused by non-BJP parties of spreading falsehoods regarding conversion of women to Islam in Kerala, has also been withdrawn from multiplexes in Tamil Nadu. 👩🏽💻 Must Read With Karnataka set to vote in its next Legislative Assembly tomorrow, here’s looking at how the ruling BJP and main opposition Congress differed in their campaign approaches. As the railway ministry has started redevelopment of Paralakhemundi station, one of the oldest railway stations in Odisha, the state chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has objected to the demolition of the heritage station built in 1899 by the then royals. ⏱️ And Finally… With Breaking now an Olympic sport, it was only a matter of time till it would attract the youths in Haryana, which is known for its boxers, wrestlers,and shooters. Meet 19-year-old Goutam Kaulsee, or B-Boy Ginni, the Kurukshetra teen who was recently crowned India’s Breaking champion. 🤫 Spending money on media (management) can’t buy you election victories. Or so says S P Singh Baghel, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice, in today’s Delhi Confidential. 🎧 In the latest edition of 3 Things podcast, we discuss the biggest poll issues in Karnataka this time, why the Punjab police arrested a TV reporter, and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s statement about Vasundhara Raje. Until tomorrow, Anamni Gupta and Arushi Bhaskar
