Ukhrul, Feb 16: The Kuki-Zo Council has announced a peaceful rally on February 18, 2025, to press for their demand for a separate administration with Union Territory status and a legislature. The decision was taken in a recent meeting held in Lamka on February 8 and 11.
The council has urged Kuki-Zo inhabitants across various districts to participate in the rally, aiming to bring their demand to the attention of the central government. The rally will be held in all Kuki-Zo-inhabited districts, with different frontal organizations assigned to coordinate the events in their respective areas.
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According to the council, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) will organize the rally in Churachandpur and Lamka, while the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) and Kuki Inpi Sadar Hills will take charge in Kangpokpi. In Pherzawl and Jiribam, the Indigenous Tribes Advocacy Committee (ITAC) along with Kuki Inpi Jiribam, Tamenglong, and Noney will lead the initiative. Other organizing bodies include Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal, Hill Tribal Council (HTC) in Moreh, Kuki Inpi Chandel and Kuki Chief Association in Chandel, and KSO Delhi & NCR along with the Kuki-Zo Women’s Forum in Delhi.
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The council has also called on all frontal organizations to show solidarity by organizing similar rallies in their respective locations. Advisory notes, rally slogans, and banners will be provided for the campaign.
Henliantthang Thanglet, chairman of the Kuki-Zo Council, has appealed to the community to participate in large numbers to make their voices heard.