IMPHAL: The Coordination Committee (CorCom), a coalition of six banned underground groups in Manipur, has announced a total shutdown across the state from the afternoon of December 11 till December 12, coinciding with the likely two-day visit of President Droupadi Murmu.
In a statement issued by M Shak-Hen, media coordinator of CorCom, the group said the shutdown would be enforced from 1 pm of December 11, the day of the President’s scheduled arrival until her departure from Manipur. The statement condemned the President’s visit, terming it “unacceptable,” and accused the Indian government of carrying out “proxy war and repressive measures” in the state.
The CorCom alleged that the President’s participation in the Nupi Lal day (Women’s War Day) commemoration would be “an attempt to legitimize Indian authority over Manipur.”
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According to official sources, President Droupadi Murmu is likely to visit Manipur for two days, during which she is expected to attend official events in Imphal and Senapati district. Security preparations for the VVIP visit have reportedly begun, with heightened deployment in sensitive areas.
A senior police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, “We have not yet received an official confirmation of the President’s itinerary, but instructions have been given to make security arrangements for a likely two-day visit.”
The Nupi Lal movement, commemorated annually on December 12, marks two historic uprisings by Manipuri women against the British colonial administration protesting forced labour and economic exploitation, particularly the export of rice from Manipur.
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The CorCom alliance comprises six valley-based proscribed outfits – Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and its Progressive faction (PREPAK-Pro), Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) the political wing of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the United National Liberation Front (UNLF).
It may be recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also visited Manipur in September this year amid tight security.
