Sit-in protest against Policy of Deployment of Meitei officers in Kuki-Zo inhabited areas

Chongthu News Service

Moreh: A sit-in-protest against the wicked policy and deployment of Meitei officers in Kuki-Zo inhabited areas was held in Moreh town today.

The sit-in-protest was held at Galngam Lentoul Moreh in Manipur’s Tengnoupal District. Over 4,000 people from the Kuki-Zo community took part in the protest which was held under the aegis of Kuki Inpi Tengnoupal District (KIT).

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Kaikholal Haokip, the spokesperson for KIT, said that the Kuki-Zo community in the Tengnoupal district will oppose any move to resettle Meiteis in Moreh town without political solutions. All the Meiteis in security, police and civil administration in Tengnoupal district should leave the district at the earliest.

He also said that the Indigenous Kuki-Zo community in the Tengnoupal district will oppose any attempt to resettle Meiteis in Moreh town and deployment of Meitei govt officers in Tengnoupal district without a political solution from the central government.

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“Plan for resettlement of Meiteis in Tengnoupal district and Moreh town and deployment of Meitei Govt officers in the district is a hidden plan of N Biren Singh to subjugate and annihilate the indigenous Kuki-Zo community. The Kuki-Zo community will oppose this nefarious and ill intention of the Chief Minister with tooth and nail,” Haokip said.

“Political Solution has to come first and Resettlement of Meiteis whatsoever has to come later” he added.

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