Imphal: Delegations of the Zo United from Manipur is likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in New Delhi.
The Zo United leaders comprising of Kuki Inpi Manipur, Zomi Council, Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, Committee on Tribal Unity, Hill Tribal Council and all tribe councils arrived in Delhi on Monday evening.
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According to ITLF spokesperson Ginza Vualzong, the Zo United delegations will meet the MHA officials, including interlocutor AK Mishra on Wednesday to discuss the unsettled and prevailing issue in Manipur. However, the meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah is yet to be confirm.
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“We have requested for an appointment with UHM Amit Shah and we are waiting for the positive response,” informed Vualzong, who along with eight other leaders from the community are currently stationed in the national capital.
In August last year, the leaders of the Kuki-Zo people met with Amit Shah in Delhi and put forward their demand for separation of administration from Manipur government.
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On January 23, 2024, the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) sent a three-member team led by AK Mishra to ethnic violence-hit Manipur to hold talks with members of both Meitei and Kuki communities in a move to restore peace in the state. During their stay in the state, the team also met representatives of Arambai Tenggol, an influential Meitei group in the valley.
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On Saturday, chief minister N Biren Singh met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed matters concerning over the prevailing situation in the state.
“The Government of India is set to take some important decisions in the interests of the people in the state,” said chief minister N Biren Singh.
The ethnic conflict between the Meitei/Meetei and Kuki-Zo community over the past ten months has claimed more than 200 lives, and over 50,000 people displaced. However, the lingering violence with no sign of restoring peace, return of normalcy in strife torn state seems bleak any time soon.
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