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Imphal: Hundreds of Kuki-Zo community members gathered in the Saikul Sub-Division of Kangpokpi on Sunday. They held a protest against government plans to move displaced Meitei families into Dolaithabi. The Kuki Inpi Saikul led the demonstration as locals carried placards and shouted slogans against the move.
Protesters argued that officials ignored the reality of the ethnic conflict gripping Manipur since May 2023. They claimed the state failed to seek consent from the involved groups. This lack of dialogue could drive a deeper wedge between the sides, according to the demonstrators. They fear the plan will trigger fresh violence instead of cooling the tension.
The group emphasized that they want peace but refuse to accept it without fairness. One protest leader stated, "Justice could not be one-sided and asserted that any resettlement plan should be bilateral rather than unilateral, proceeding only through mutual agreement between the two communities."
Participants chanted for justice before peace. They demanded the government drop this single-sided approach. The group insisted that any real solution must involve all stakeholders through a negotiated process. The demonstration ended peacefully, but the message remained clear: no resettlement without mutual agreement.
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