Protests By Kuki, Meitei Groups Mark 2 Years Of Manipur Ethnic violence
New Delhi: Members of the Kuki and Zomi tribes and the Meitei community held separate demonstrations at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Saturday to mark the completion of two years since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023. Dressed in black, the Kuki protesters mourned the loss of those killed in the violence and reiterated their demand for a separate administration for their community. The protest was organised by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) and the Kuki-Zo Women’s Forum, Delhi (KZWFD). The protesters raised their demands, including the creation of a separate administrative set-up for the Kuki tribes due to their concerns about safety, displacement and lack of justice. “We have been asking the government to give us a solution, let us live a normal life like people in any other state,” said Gladdy Vaipay Honjan, a Kuki activist in Delhi. She said the community continues to suffer even after two years, with no justice for the violence, displacements and destruction. Members of the Kuki tribes protest in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar The …
