‘No rationale’: Meitei, Kuki groups refuse to participate in peace process
1 year, 6 months ago

‘No rationale’: Meitei, Kuki groups refuse to participate in peace process

Hindustan Times  

A peace committee constituted by the Centre to broker amity between the warring Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur run into rough weather on Monday after prominent civil society organisations from both sides refused to be a part of the process. “Kuki Inpi Manipur senses no rationale to pursue for peace solely with individuals who have engineered the ethnic cleansing against our peace,” Kuki Inpi said in a statement, accusing chief minister N Biren Singh, who is a Meitei, of orchestrating communal attacks. On Saturday, the Centre constituted the peace committee headed by governor Anasuiya Uikey, and also comprising chief minister N Biren Singh, ministers, lawmakers and leaders from various parties, former civil servants, educationists, litterateurs, artists, social workers and representatives of different ethnic groups. On Sunday, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum -- a conglomerate of Kuki groups in Churachandpur district – said that while they wanted peace, they couldn’t overlook attacks by Meitei groups on Kuki settlements. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma -- who visited Manipur on Saturday and held talks with Singh, lawmakers and several Meitei groups -- met representatives of Kuki militant groups who are signatories of the suspension of operation agreement with Centre and Manipur government.

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Tension in Manipur’s Saibol village after 20 women injured in clash with forces
1 week, 1 day ago

Tension in Manipur’s Saibol village after 20 women injured in clash with forces

Hindustan Times  

Around 20 women protesters were injured in a clash with central security forces during an area domination exercise in Kuki-inhabited Saibol village in Manipur’s violence-hit Kangpokpi district on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said. In a post on X, the Manipur police said a joint team of security forces were deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incidents …

As crisis continues, Meitei body rejects NDA resolution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

As crisis continues, Meitei body rejects NDA resolution

Hindustan Times  

Imphal: An uneasy calm shrouded Manipur on Tuesday as the umbrella body of Meitei civil society outfits rejected a resolution passed by National Democratic Alliance legislators and members of warring ethnic groups took out separate rallies in their respective strongholds over divergent demands. Monday’s meeting, which was convened amid a surge in violence in the strife-torn state, produced a strongly …

Another escalation: The Hindu Editorial on the Manipur ground report
4 months ago

Another escalation: The Hindu Editorial on the Manipur ground report

The Hindu  

In a significant deterioration of an already fraught situation in Manipur, two persons were killed and at least nine were injured in a bomb attack using drones in villages in the Meitei-majority Imphal West district. Coming in the wake of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s assertion that a peace resolution will be achieved in six months, the dastardly attacks could …

Manipur violence: BJP leader’s house torched in fresh unrest in Manipur
4 months, 1 week ago

Manipur violence: BJP leader’s house torched in fresh unrest in Manipur

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Unidentified attackers torched the house of a Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson in ethnic conflict-scarred Manipur on Saturday during protest rallies taken out by Kuki-Zo tribal people demanding a separate administration. Moreover, action will be taken against the concerned officials who failed to provide adequate security, despite prior warnings of potential threats.” Mr. Haokip said Saturday’s incident was the third …

Manipur violence: ITLF seeks Home Minister Amit Shah’s help
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur violence: ITLF seeks Home Minister Amit Shah’s help

The Hindu  

Manipur-based Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum on July 13 wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, expressing serious concerns regarding the alleged heavy-handed actions against Kuki-Zo village volunteers by central agencies amid ongoing ethnic conflicts. The letter strongly condemned multiple incidents, particularly in Jiribam’s Phaitol and Mongbung villages, where it was reported that central security forces allegedly assaulted seven Kuki women …

Manipur violence: Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum writes to Amit Shah, seeks his help
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur violence: Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum writes to Amit Shah, seeks his help

India TV News  

Manipur-based Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and expressed grave concerns regarding the alleged heavy-handed actions against Kuki-Zo village volunteers by central agencies amid ongoing ethnic conflicts. The letter condemned various incidents, particularly in Jiribam’s Phaitol and Mongbung villages, where it was reported that central security forces allegedly assaulted seven Kuki women and …

COCOMI holds mass rally to protect Manipur’s integrity
6 months, 1 week ago

COCOMI holds mass rally to protect Manipur’s integrity

The Hindu  

Amidst the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity on June 28 took out a mass rally from Imphal West’s Thau Ground, calling for the integrity of the State to be maintained, an end to the Suspension of Operations pact with Kuki-Zo groups, and a stop to combing operations that they believe are being conducted in …

Kuki groups demand separate Union Territory after year of Manipur unrest
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kuki groups demand separate Union Territory after year of Manipur unrest

India Today  

Hundreds of the tribal Kuki-Zo people took to the streets across the hill districts of Manipur, seeking a Union Territory for the community and a "political solution" to end the ongoing ethnic conflict within the state. The tribal group also asked Union Home Minister Amit Shah to expedite their demands for a "political solution" in a memorandum. Protesters were holding …

Tribal Affairs Minister ‘misinformed’, Manipur conflict not a simple law and order situation, says Kuki-Zo organisation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tribal Affairs Minister ‘misinformed’, Manipur conflict not a simple law and order situation, says Kuki-Zo organisation

The Hindu  

A day after Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said the crisis in Manipur was a “law and order situation” that was being dealt with by the Home Ministry, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, a Kuki-Zo civil society organisation in Churachandpur, on June 20 said that this characterisation of the conflict was “misinformed” and asked Mr. Oram to delve into …

Manipur conflict is not about Kuki and Meitei tensions, armed Chin-Kuki narco-terrorists are up against the govt: COCOMI
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur conflict is not about Kuki and Meitei tensions, armed Chin-Kuki narco-terrorists are up against the govt: COCOMI

Op India  

On 18th June, given the recent high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah in connection with Manipur violence, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity asserted that the real issue in the state is not Meiti-Kuki conflict but the problem of Chin Kuki narco-terrorists. COCOMI spokesperson Khuraijam Athouba criticised HM Shah’s approach suggesting that the minister is “evading” the core …

Fresh peace talks with Meiteis & Kukis: Shah
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Fresh peace talks with Meiteis & Kukis: Shah

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said the Centre would hold talks with both the Meiteis and the Kukis to bridge the ethnic divide in Manipur and restore peace and tranquility at the earliest. Shah was given a detailed briefing on the situation by Security Advisor to the Manipur government Kuldiep Singh, DGP Rajiv Singh and Chief …

What are the NIA’s allegations against NSCN? | Explained
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What are the NIA’s allegations against NSCN? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On March 7, the National Investigation Agency filed a charge sheet in a Guwahati court where it accused the “China-Myanmar module” of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland of supporting cadres of two banned Meitei outfits, the People’s Liberation Army and Kanglei Yaol Kanba Lup, to infiltrate India. The NIA said that …

Biren Singh opposes peace talks that compromise on territorial integrity of Manipur
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biren Singh opposes peace talks that compromise on territorial integrity of Manipur

The Hindu  

Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Wednesday insisted that peace talks between the Kuki-Zo people and Meitei people that compromise on Manipur’s territorial integrity would not be accepted, echoing what what Union Home Minister Amit Shah said days ago while campaigning for his party’s candidate at the Inner Manipur seat. Mr. Singh asserted that any such peace talks between the …

Outer Manipur: for Kuki-Zo outreach, parties hold-off campaigning, start talks with apex tribe bodies
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Outer Manipur: for Kuki-Zo outreach, parties hold-off campaigning, start talks with apex tribe bodies

The Hindu  

With large sections of Outer Manipur dominated by Kuki-Zo people set to vote on April 19 along with the Inner Manipur constituency, political parties are now creating backchannels to start talks with leaders of apex tribe bodies and civil society organisations, making their own pitch to appeal to their sensibilities. The Congress’s campaign strategy for the Outer Manipur seat has …

Manipur violence: Two killed, five injured in fresh clashes between rival ethnic groups
11 months, 1 week ago

Manipur violence: Two killed, five injured in fresh clashes between rival ethnic groups

India TV News  

The unrest in Manipur persisted on Tuesday as two individuals lost their lives and a minimum of five sustained injuries in renewed gunfire exchanges between two opposing ethnic groups. Prolonged conflict Manipur has been experiencing prolonged ethnic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities since early May, resulting in a tragic toll of over 200 lives. Peace agreement in November …

Letting Manipur slip into anarchy
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Letting Manipur slip into anarchy

Hindustan Times  

The attendance at the meeting called by Arambai Tenggol in Imphal on Wednesday points to the intractable situation in Manipur, where ethnic relations have nosedived since violence broke out in May last year. The legislators signed a pledge that included Arambai’s key demands, among them abrogation of the Suspension of Operations agreement with Kuki militants, deportation of refugees from Myanmar …

Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum | Seeking ‘self-governance’
1 year, 1 month ago

Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum | Seeking ‘self-governance’

The Hindu  

Organisations permanent and temporary are dime a dozen in Manipur. On November 17, the officer in charge of Churachandpur police station lodged an FIR against ITLF general secretary Muan Tombing for “attempting to wage war” against the government of India. This was in reference to his announcement on November 15 that a “separate administration” would soon be formed comprising districts …

Manipur tribal group says will set up 'self-ruled separate administration' if...
1 year, 1 month ago

Manipur tribal group says will set up 'self-ruled separate administration' if...

India Today  

The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum, a joint body of the Kuki-Zo tribes of Manipur, claimed it would set up a "self-governed separate administration" in Kuki-Zo inhabited areas if their demand was not heard by the state government in the next few weeks. The forum said even after more than six months of ethnic strife in the northeastern state, the central …

Six months on, stalemate and spurts of violence mark Manipur ethnic clashes
1 year, 2 months ago

Six months on, stalemate and spurts of violence mark Manipur ethnic clashes

Hindustan Times  

On Wednesday, Union defence minister Rajnath Singh appealed to the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur to end the “trust deficit” between them and engage in “heart-to-heart conversations” to end the six-month-long ethnic clashes that have marred the northeastern state. Over 180 people from both communities and a few security personnel have been killed and over 1,100 injured in the …

India patronising Kuki extremists: Meitei outfit
1 year, 3 months ago

India patronising Kuki extremists: Meitei outfit

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI New Delhi has permitted Kuki armed groups to carry out a campaign of terror with a legal framework, a Meitei extremist organisation has said. The patronage, protection, and assistance received by the Kuki armed groups make the involvement of the Indian government and its security forces in state- “The actions of the Kuki armed groups involving attacks, killings, atrocities, …

No police operations without presence of Central forces, Amit Shah assures Kuki-Zo team
1 year, 4 months ago

No police operations without presence of Central forces, Amit Shah assures Kuki-Zo team

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday asked a delegation of Kuki-Zo leaders from Manipur to restore peace in the region before political talks are held. Mr. Shah assured the members that Manipur Police commandos will not conduct operations in the hill areas without the presence of central security forces and all checkposts leading to the hills will be manned …

Manipur Unrest: Fresh Firing Reported From Churachandpur, Two Injured,
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur Unrest: Fresh Firing Reported From Churachandpur, Two Injured,

Deccan Chronicle  

GUWAHATI: In absence of any proactive steps to disarm the civil society, the gun-battle between the two communities have become a routine affair in trouble-torn Manipur. Suspecting the involvement of armed rebel groups with civilians, security sources said that the shelling of mortars also took place. Security sources said that division in state forces on the community line was making …

Why a Separate ‘Kukiland’ is Not Going to Bring Peace in Manipur - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

Why a Separate ‘Kukiland’ is Not Going to Bring Peace in Manipur - News18

News 18  

It has been more than 75 days of ethnic violence but the Northeast state of Manipur is yet to see the return of normalcy. It is another thing that this demand for separate administration is getting support from the political parties of Mizoram, where state assembly polls are due late this year. If the Centre agrees to create a separate …

Kuki-Zo people hold rally for separate administration in Churachandpur
1 year, 5 months ago

Kuki-Zo people hold rally for separate administration in Churachandpur

The Hindu  

Thousands of Kuki-Zo people in Churachandpur district in Manipur took out a rally on Thursday, pressing their demand for a separate administration in the light of the ongoing ethnic conflict in the State. The protesters were wearing black throughout the march, which saw people raise slogans for separating from Manipur, and denouncing the Biren Singh-led State government along with radical …

After meeting Amit Shah, Manipur CM Biren Singh says will reach out to Kukis
1 year, 6 months ago

After meeting Amit Shah, Manipur CM Biren Singh says will reach out to Kukis

The Hindu  

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on June 25 that the Kuki community was among his own and fresh round of dialogue will be initiated with all stakeholders in the violence-hit State. Mr. Singh was in Delhi to meet Home Minister Amit Shah where he briefed him “about the evolving situation on the ground in Manipur.” At least 131 …

Manipur violence: Supreme Court rejects urgent hearing on plea seeking Army protection for Kuki tribals
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur violence: Supreme Court rejects urgent hearing on plea seeking Army protection for Kuki tribals

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking Army protection for minority Kuki tribals amid ethnic violence in Manipur. The Manipur Tribal Forum has alleged that the central government and the chief minister of Manipur have jointly embarked on a communal agenda aimed at "ethnic cleansing" of Kuki tribals in the northeastern state. NGO urges …

Manipur women hit the streets for peace
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur women hit the streets for peace

The Hindu  

Hundreds of women in several districts of Manipur took to the streets on Saturday night to condemn the violence in the state. Meitei women holding fire torches formed human chains on the streets in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal and Kakching districts from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. At Kongba, a Meira Paibi leader Thounaojam Kiran Devi told reporters, "We …

Tribal forum calls for President’s rule in Manipur amid violence against Kuki-Zo ethnic group
1 year, 6 months ago

Tribal forum calls for President’s rule in Manipur amid violence against Kuki-Zo ethnic group

The Hindu  

Members of the Joint Unau Tribal Forum, Hyderabad, demanded immediate imposition of President’s rule in Manipur in the context of rampant violence against the ethnic Kuki-Zo tribal group. Besides taking over law and order in the hilly state, the Centre should dismiss the government of Manipur which has failed to control violence for the past month, demanded members of the …

TMC seeks meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee to discuss Manipur violence
1 year, 6 months ago

TMC seeks meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee to discuss Manipur violence

The Hindu  

TMC MP Derek O'Brien has sought an urgent meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs to assess the prevailing violence in Manipur, saying it is imperative to understand the ground reality and get first hand insight into the situation. In a letter to the Committee Chairperson, Brij Lal, a BJP MP and a former top cop, the TMC's …

Manipur peace panel: Kukis unhappy, may not attend meetings; Meiteis welcome move
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur peace panel: Kukis unhappy, may not attend meetings; Meiteis welcome move

Hindustan Times  

Kuki members included in a committee set up by the Centre to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups of strife-torn Manipur expressed unhappiness, claiming they were not consulted before including their name in the panel. The Meitei community members welcomed formation of the Peace Committee. The Meitei community members, however, welcomed formation of the Peace Committee. Read | …

Tribal group slams CM Biren’s inclusion in Manipur peace panel
1 year, 6 months ago

Tribal group slams CM Biren’s inclusion in Manipur peace panel

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum on June 11 slammed the Centre for including Manipur Chief Minister, Nongthombam Biren Singh in a peace committee. The forum demanded the immediate imposition of the President’s Rule in order to curb the “incursions made by Meitei militants and State police on Kuki-Zo tribal lands” and cases of Kuki-Zo volunteers attacking Meitei villages. “His …

Kuki group reiterates demand for peace in Manipur, condemns including CM N Biren Singh in panel
1 year, 6 months ago

Kuki group reiterates demand for peace in Manipur, condemns including CM N Biren Singh in panel

Hindustan Times  

A day after the central government constituted a peace committee headed by Manipur governor Anusuiya Uikey to restore amity among warring ethnic groups in the northeastern state, a prominent Kuki organisation on Sunday said normalcy should first be restored and security ensured for the community. “ITLF strongly reiterates the need for normalcy to prevail before the constitution of any peace …

Kuki members to boycott Centre’s peace committee over Manipur CM Biren Singh’s presence
1 year, 6 months ago

Kuki members to boycott Centre’s peace committee over Manipur CM Biren Singh’s presence

The Hindu  

A day after the Centre constituted a peace committee in Manipur, most Kuki representatives said they will boycott the panel as it included Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and his supporters. On June 10, the Ministry of Home Affairs constituted a committee in Manipur to facilitate a peace-making process among various ethnic groups. MHA said the mandate of the committee …

Centre sets up committee in Manipur to facilitate peace-making process
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre sets up committee in Manipur to facilitate peace-making process

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Centre has constituted a committee in Manipur headed by the governor to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups and initiate dialogue between conflicting parties, the Union home ministry said on Saturday. The members of the peace committee include the chief minister, a few ministers, MPs, MLAs, leaders from different political parties and civil society groups, …

Govt Sets Up Committee in Manipur to Facilitate Peace-Making Process
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt Sets Up Committee in Manipur to Facilitate Peace-Making Process

News 18  

The Centre has constituted a committee in Manipur headed by the governor to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups and initiate dialogue between conflicting parties, the Union home ministry said on Saturday. The members of the peace committee include the chief minister, a few ministers, MPs, MLAs, leaders from different political parties and civil society groups, it said. …

Probe role of CM, Rajya Sabha MP in fuelling violence: Manipur tribal body
1 year, 7 months ago

Probe role of CM, Rajya Sabha MP in fuelling violence: Manipur tribal body

The Hindu  

The Manipur Tribals’ Forum, Delhi has called for the Union government to investigate the alleged role of the Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Leishemba Sanajaoba in fuelling the violent ethnic clashes that erupted in Manipur on May 3 between the dominant Meitei community and the Kuki-Zomi community. Polarisation politics The outfit alleged that the violence …

Shah meets Kuki, Meitei groups amid Manipur violence
1 year, 7 months ago

Shah meets Kuki, Meitei groups amid Manipur violence

Hindustan Times  

Guwahati/Kolkata Union home minister Amit Shah met politicians, bureaucrats and civil society groups from both warring Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur on Tuesday, and later travelled to the worst-hit district of Churachandpur, in an attempt to quell the violence that has singed the northeastern state for close to a month now and killed at least 80 people. The memorandum, …

Manipur’s Kuki extremist groups pin hopes on Amit Shah
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur’s Kuki extremist groups pin hopes on Amit Shah

The Hindu  

The United People’s Front and the Kuki National Organisation, two conglomerates of extremist groups catering to the aspirations of the Kuki-Zo people, have pinned hopes on Union Home Minister Amit Shah for resolving the crisis in Manipur. Terming Mr Shah’s visit to the strife-torn Manipur as a positive sign, the two conglomerates said that the visit has instilled a sense …

Mizoram MP urges PM to send ‘joint parliamentary team’ to violence-hit Manipur
1 year, 7 months ago

Mizoram MP urges PM to send ‘joint parliamentary team’ to violence-hit Manipur

The Hindu  

May 09, 2023 09:43 pm | Updated 11:40 pm IST - New Delhi As violence-hit Manipur largely remained incident-free on May 9, a Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that a ‘joint parliamentary team’ which includes Christian members of Parliament be constituted and sent to the affected areas to carry out an independent investigation. The …

Vote for BJP: Banned outfit KNO issues diktat ahead of Manipur polls
2 years, 10 months ago

Vote for BJP: Banned outfit KNO issues diktat ahead of Manipur polls

India Today  

The Kuki National Organisation, a proscribed Manipur outfit, has issued a diktat ahead of the Manipur elections, saying voters must favour the BJP 'in tribal interest'. However, the All Tribal Students' Union Manipur, or ATSUM, has said the diktat violates the free and fair election process since people of the state feel threatened by the KNO. Explaining its diktat, the …

Manipur Assembly Elections 2022: Amit Shah vows to end Kuki militancy problem in five years; a look at who they are and their demands
2 years, 10 months ago

Manipur Assembly Elections 2022: Amit Shah vows to end Kuki militancy problem in five years; a look at who they are and their demands

Firstpost  

The home minister in an election rally said that BJP government will hold peace talks with all Kuki militant groups and resolve their issues in the next five years As Manipur gears up for its elections — the northeastern state will go to polls in two phases, 28 February and 5 March, political parties have been going the whole hog …

Amit Shah vows to end Kuki militancy problem in Manipur in 5 years
2 years, 10 months ago

Amit Shah vows to end Kuki militancy problem in Manipur in 5 years

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the government would hold peace talks with all Kuki militant groups and their issue would be resolved in the next five years. As the problem of Bodo militancy was solved in neighbouring Assam, no Kuki youth would have to carry arms anymore, Mr. Shah said at an election rally in Manipur's Churachandpur …

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