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Delhi: Protest at Jantar Mantar condemns violence against Kuki-Zo community

Delhi: Protest at Jantar Mantar condemns violence against Kuki-Zo community

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New Delhi, The Kuki Students’ Organisation on Saturday held a protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar here against the alleged violence, abductions and killings targeting the Kuki-Zo community in Manipur and other parts of the Northeast, according to a statement issued here. Delhi: Protest at Jantar Mantar condemns violence against Kuki-Zo community The Delhi-NCR unit of the organisation alleged that members of the Kuki-Zo community were being targeted by cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland Isak-Muivah and its “proxy groups”, and accused the authorities of failing to take decisive action despite repeated incidents of violence. The protest was held following the killing of three Kuki-Zo church pastors on May 13, injuries to several others and the alleged abduction of 14 Kuki-Zo men, the statement said. Students who gathered at the protest were seen holding placards reading: “Kidnapping civilians is a war crime”, “Justice before peace” and “Stop Ethnic violence”. “Recent incidents involving Haijang, Gampal, K Songlung, Litan, Mullam and Lanchah villages reflect the worsening security situation and targeted persecution faced by innocent Kuki-Zo civilians,” …

BJP’s Kuki-Zo MLA, attacked by mob in 2023 ethnic violence, dies at hospital| India News

BJP’s Kuki-Zo MLA, attacked by mob in 2023 ethnic violence, dies at hospital| India News

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Vungzagin Valte, a prominent Kuki-Zo legislator and former Manipur minister, passed away at a private hospital in Gurugram on Friday following a nearly three-year battle with injuries sustained during the 2023 ethnic violence. He was 63. (X/AShardaDevi) Valte, a BJP MLA from Thanlon assembly seat in Pherzawl district, was brutally assaulted by a mob in Imphal on May 4, 2023, when he was returning from a meeting with then-chief minister N. Biren Singh, just as the state spiralled into ethnic conflict. The three-time MLA had been in and out of critical care since the assault. Initially sent to Delhi after the 2023 attack, he underwent extensive treatment for over a year before returning to Manipur in April last year. However, his health took a turn for the worse and was recently airlifted to Delhi for admission to a prominent Gurugram hospital. Valte was a significant figure in Manipur politics and was among the 10 Kuki-Zo MLAs who had been demanding a “separate administration” in the form of a Union Territory following the 2023 violence. He …

Manipur CM assures Kuki-Zo people safe travel to Imphal

Manipur CM assures Kuki-Zo people safe travel to Imphal

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Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, extreme left, and others during an event to flag off the ‘Strengthening of Existing Pavement NH-137A (Imphal Kakching lamkhai section)’, in Imphal, Monday, February 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI GUWAHATI Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday (February 9, 2026) said that the State government would ensure the safety of Kuki-Zo people visiting Imphal. He said this while flagging off the work to strengthen a major stretch of National Highway 137A, which connects the State capital with Kakching. “Adequate security will be provided to members of the Kuki-Zo community who wish to visit Imphal for various purposes, including medical treatment,” Mr. Singh said. The assurance is seen as an effort to rebuild confidence between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities after almost three years of the ethnic conflict that broke out on May 3, 2023. Members of the two communities have avoided travelling to each other’s territories since. While the non-tribal Meitei people dominate the Imphal Valley, the tribal Kuki-Zo largely inhabit the hills around. Among the first …

In a setback to BJP’s Manipur plans, Kuki-Zo Council asks Kuki faces to steer clear of govt | Political Pulse News

In a setback to BJP’s Manipur plans, Kuki-Zo Council asks Kuki faces to steer clear of govt | Political Pulse News

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While the BJP presses ahead with its efforts to put in place a new government in Manipur, the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has now publicly reiterated that Kuki-Zo representatives will not participate in the government – a position that complicates the party leadership’s reported move for installing a Kuki Deputy Chief Minister in the new dispensation led by Y Khemchand Singh, the newly-elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party. In a statement Wednesday, the KZC said its stand stems from a series of collective decisions taken over the past month amid continuing ethnic division and displacement in the state. A leading civil society organisation, KZC has been at the forefront of voicing the concerns and demands of Kuki-Zos in Manipur. “The Kuki-Zo people cannot and shall not participate in the formation of the Government of Manipur,” the KZC’s statement said, referring to a Governing Council meeting held on December 30, 2025, that included “all constituent tribes, apex bodies, and regional organisations”. It described the decision taken at this Governing Council meeting as unanimous and rooted in …

Kuki-Zo MLAs say no decision taken about joining popular government in Manipur

Kuki-Zo MLAs say no decision taken about joining popular government in Manipur

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BSF personnel and others stand at a farmland after Kuki and Meitei villagers targeted each other with stones and slingshots over cultivating a piece of land, at a border area of Imphal East district, Manipur, Sunday, June 15, 2025. File | Photo Credit: PTI Two Kuki MLAs of Manipur, on Monday (November 17, 2025), said that there has been no decision by the legislators of the community to join a popular government in the State, as reported in a section of the media. Several Kuki-Zo organisations recently held a meeting in Guwahati to discuss the State’s situation, but no decision was taken there about the legislators joining a popular government, MLAs Chinlunthang Manlun and Haokholet Haokip said here. At least 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in the ethnic clashes between Kuki-Zo communities and the Meiteis since May 2023 in Manipur. The State, which had been governed by a BJP-led coalition, is now under President’s Rule after N. Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister in February. The Assembly was kept in …

Centre Rules Out Creation Of New Union Territory Amid Kuki-Zo Demand In Manipur | India News

Centre Rules Out Creation Of New Union Territory Amid Kuki-Zo Demand In Manipur | India News

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Last Updated:November 09, 2025, 21:21 IST MHA met Kuki National Organisation and United People’s Front to discuss Kuki-Zo demand for a UT, tribal grievances, and rehabilitation amid Manipur’s ongoing ethnic crisis. The next round of talks is expected to take place in the coming weeks. (File Photo/PTI) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) held a two-day meeting with the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and the United People’s Front (UPF), the umbrella groups representing Kuki-Zo armed organisations, to discuss their demand for the creation of a new Union Territory with a legislative assembly. The meeting was held in New Delhi on November 6 and 7. Although the discussion, led by MHA’s northeast advisor AK Mishra and senior leaders from KNO and UPF, dismissed any policy creation for a new union territory, it tried to focus on the grievances of the tribals in Manipur. The discussions also covered matters related to governance, security, and the rehabilitation of internally displaced persons. On the first day, discussions focused on implementing the tripartite agreement signed on September 4 between the …

Manipur’s Kuki-Zo representatives rule out talks till dialogue over their demands | Latest News India

Manipur’s Kuki-Zo representatives rule out talks till dialogue over their demands | Latest News India

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May 17, 2025 01:06 PM IST Kuki-Zo groups been demanding a separate administration on the lines of a Union territory since the ethnic violence began in Manipur in May 2023 Manipur’s 10 Kuki-Zo legislators, representatives from their civil society organisations, and Kuki outfits, who signed the suspension of operations agreement, have ruled out talks with the Union government until the resumption of concrete political dialogue on their demands. The decision was taken at a closed-door meeting at an undisclosed location in Guwahati on Friday. The decision was taken at a closed-door meeting at an undisclosed location in Guwahati. (Sourced) In a statement, the participants of the meeting said they resolved that they will not engage with the government of India or its representatives until the resumption of substantive political dialogue. Kuki-Zo lawmakers, including seven of them from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and other groups representing these communities have been demanding a separate administration on the lines of a Union territory since the ethnic violence began in Manipur in May 2023. The violence between Meiteis and …

Manipur Congress MP On Ceasefire With Kuki-Zo Militants

Manipur Congress MP On Ceasefire With Kuki-Zo Militants

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Imphal: Manipur Congress MP A Bimol Akoijam has questioned whether a controversial tripartite agreement between two dozen Kuki-Zo militant groups and the Centre and the state government “has become the reason of conflicts” in Manipur. Mr Akoijam, another fierce critic of former chief minister N Biren Singh, who belongs to the BJP, called for a proper look at the suspension of operations (SoO) agreement based on its results, instead of blaming “which government did what in the past”. “Regarding SoO, a lot has been talked about what the Congress or the BJP has done. SoO was implemented for a political demand without using force, without harming [Manipur’s] territorial integrity, whatever the limitation. But the complexity is, whether the intended objectives of SoO have been achieved or not?” Mr Akjoijam told reporters in the state capital Imphal on Sunday. He was talking about the protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act when he also commented on issues that violence-hit Manipur has been facing. The SoO agreement, signed in 2008, keeps insurgents at designated camps and their weapons …

Kuki-Zo groups from Manipur demand separate Union Territory, stage protest in Delhi

Kuki-Zo groups from Manipur demand separate Union Territory, stage protest in Delhi

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Members of the Kuki-Zo tribe gathered at the Jantar Mantar and raised slogans, they blamed the former chief minister for the situation prevailing in Manipur. The Kuki Students’ Organisation and the Kuki-Zo Women’s Forum Delhi and NCR staged a demonstration at Delhi’s Janta Mantar on Saturday. One of the key demands raised by the protestors is for a separate Union Territory with a legislature for the Kuki areas of Manipur. They issued a formal statement, copies of which would also be sent to the offices of the prime minister and home minister as a charter of demand, and said “The present administrative machinery in Manipur has utterly failed to protect our lives and address our grievances, aspirations and rights”.  “We resolutely demand a separate administration in the form of a Union Territory with legislature, as enshrined in Article 239A and Article 3 of the Constitution, to secure our inherent right to self-governance and shape our own destiny within the Union of India,” the statement issued by the protestors said.  Protestors blamed Biren Singh for Manipur …

Kuki-Zo organisations term surrender of weapons by Arambai Tenggol as attempt to gain sympathy

Kuki-Zo organisations term surrender of weapons by Arambai Tenggol as attempt to gain sympathy

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Members of Arambai Tenggol leave from 1st Manipur Rifles Battalion Ground after handing over looted and illegally held arms and ammunition to security officials, in Imphal on February 27, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Two Manipur-based Kuki-Zo organisations – Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) and the Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU) – have dismissed the surrender of nearly 300 arms by Meitei group Arambai Tenggol as a “mere gesture” and a “strategic attempt to improve public image” and gain “sympathy and legitimacy.” In a joint statement, the two organisations asserted that the surrender of 246 looted arms by Arambai Tenggol is merely symbolic, accounting for only 5% of the 6,000 weapons looted from Imphal Valley. “This move is a calculated effort to enhance their public image, particularly in the wake of their meeting with Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla. It is a tactical ploy to garner sympathy and legitimacy. The timing of this gesture, following their meeting with the Governor, raises serious questions about their true motivations,” the statement added. Also read | Manipur is …