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Kuki-Zo Groups Demand Separate Administration, Halt Talks with Centre

Kuki-Zo leaders resolve to suspend engagement with the Indian government until substantive political dialogue resumes, while Manipur Police pursue a Kuki student leader over threats against Meiteis.

The decision was taken at a closed-door meeting at an undisclosed location in Guwahati. (Sourced)
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Overview

  • Kuki-Zo MLAs, civil society organizations, and Suspension of Operations (SoO) groups met in Guwahati, resolving to disengage from the central government until formal talks address their demand for a Union Territory-like administration.
  • The demand for a separate administration stems from grievances over discrimination and subjugation, with Kuki-Zo leaders advocating for constitutional safeguards under Article 239A.
  • Manipur Police have registered an FIR against Paojakhup Guite, president of the Kuki Student Organisation Delhi, for threatening Meiteis attending the Shirui Lily Festival and launched a multi-state search to apprehend him.
  • The Shirui Lily Festival, scheduled for May 20-24 in Ukhrul district, has prompted heightened security measures as tensions persist between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities.
  • Ethnic violence since May 2023 has claimed over 260 lives, displaced 60,000 people, and entrenched a territorial divide between the Meitei-dominated Imphal Valley and Kuki-Zo-dominated hill districts.