With the body of a youth killed in the Kangpokpi dominated by Kuki in Manipur, on March 8, he finally handed his family, the authorities said there on Wednesday that they hope that the protests and the blockade in the district will end soon.
However, the path to lasting peace in the restless state may be very far. It is unlikely that the continuous conversations between the community of Kuki-zo and the interlocutor of the center, Ak Mishra, advance a lot with the first attached to their demand for a “separate hill state” after bedtime in the areas of Valle dominated by Meitei.
1,000 arms surrendered in Manipur after the call of GUV
The demand, which goes against the constitutional framework, will not be acceptable to the center.
The Government does not seem interested in granting Kuki’s demand for a separate administrative framework for the mountainous regions dominated by the tribal either, recognizing that it can feed the demand for a separate state, in addition to giving a filling to separatist tendencies in the strategically crucial border state.
Even so, the efforts would be to remain committed to the Meitei and Kuki-zo communities, while they persuaded the latter to settle for a solution within the four corners of the Constitution, including granting them more autonomy and preserve their unique culture, heritage and language.
The sources said that the district magistrate and the Superintendent of the Kangpokpi police had been involved with Kuki-zo protesters in recent days to persuade them that they accept the body of the local dead during the protests on March 8, in the midst of the clashes between them and the security forces.
The murder had caused greater tension with Kuki-zo protesters ordering a closure, apart from blocking roads and stopping the movement of vehicles. “The blocking call was given for all areas with a significant population of Kuki-zo. But its effect was largely seen in Kangpokpi. However, the conversations between the local administration and the representatives of the community have advanced, with the family of the deceased protester recovering his body for the last rites, ”said a Manipur Govt official.
An official of the Manipur Mayor police shared that a total of 4,500 weapons, including those looted after ethnic violence broke out in Manipur in May 2023, now returned with the police. Of these, around 1,050 were delivered by rebels in response to a call given by Governor Ajay Bhalla.
“The remaining weapons were recovered in raids and searches made over time by the police and security forces. These raids will continue, now that the deadline established by the governor to deliver the weapons voluntarily is over, ”said the official.
MP hits the elimination of manipur’s question from the list but mom on what it was
The deputy of Manipur, Bimol Akoijam, protested in Lok Sabha that his question about the state was eliminated from the list of questions after being listed initially. He raised the problem in Lok Sabha during zero hour. Jagdambika Pal, who was in the chair, denied permission to raise the problem. “This problem cannot be raised here,” he said. Akoijam has been raising problems related to the state that is affected by ethnic struggle for about two years. However, his office refused to answer what the problem was about.
