The mass demonstrations, organized by the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity, were triggered by an ambush that left three Meitei men dead out of a group of fourteen. Naga civil organizations joined the movement by staging concurrent rallies in Chandel and Senapati districts to denounce Kuki-Zo militant groups. Protesters are urging officials to safeguard native populations and facilitate the secure return of internally displaced persons. The unrest highlights the worsening instability in a region where hundreds of lives have been lost since May 2023.
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Demonstrators are actively demanding the complete termination of the Suspension of Operat…: Demonstrators are actively demanding the complete termination of the Suspension of Operations agreement with active militant groups.
Ongoing regional instability includes clashes between Kuki and Naga groups that have clai…: Ongoing regional instability includes clashes between Kuki and Naga groups that have claimed roughly 50 lives since February.
Civil organizations are insisting on guaranteed protections for indigenous populations an…: Civil organizations are insisting on guaranteed protections for indigenous populations and the safe resettlement of displaced residents.
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Protesters marched through the streets raising slogans. (Photo credit: Reuters)
NEW DELHI: Thousands of people from different communities, including residents of Manipur's hill and valley regions, took part in a rally organised by the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) in Imphal.The protesters demanding the scrapping of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with militant groups and the safe return of internally displaced persons (IDPs), news agency ANI reported.The protesters marched through the streets of the state capital, raising slogans and calling for protection of indigenous people.
Several Naga organisations also backed the demands, with civil bodies holding marches in Chandel and Senapati districts in support of the rally.
The Naga organisations have called for the termination of the SoO agreement, accusing Kuki-Zo militant groups of involvement in violence.The demonstrations come amid continuing tensions in the state, where the ethnic conflict between the valley-based Meitei and hill-based Kuki communities, which began in May 2023, has claimed at least 306 lives, while several people remain missing.Clashes between Kuki and Naga groups have also reportedly claimed around 50 lives since February this…
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