CNPO opposes observance of Anglo-Kuki war at Chandel district
Source: IT News

Imphal, October 15 2019: The Naga Civil Organisations of Chandel strongly oppose the proposed plan to observe the centenary celebration of Anglo-Kuki war (1917-19) to be held on 17th October 2019 by erecting monuments at Langching Village Chakpikarong Block and Maolhang Village (Machi Block).

A statement said that the plan to celebrate the Anglo Kuki war is to claim Chandel District as their ancestral land.

The press statement signed by President, CNPO, Paulhring Langhu and Gen.

Secy.

CNPO, Alexander Huten stated that the Kukis entered into Chandel District, Manipur in the year 1845 and settled at Khangbarol.

The so called Kuki Rebellion (1917- 19) against the British Labour Corps recruitment was started on 19/12/ 1917 and ended on 20/5/1919 .

Their settlement in Chandel during all these years was conditional with payment of lousal (Field Tax) to the Naga Land Owners according to the standing orders passed by the President of Manipur State Durban which were challenged in the Civil Court several times during the years 1929-50 and 2015 in which all Kuki appellants were dismissed as refugees.

This is the documentary proof and evidence that there is no ancestral land of Kukis in Chandel District.

"That, the proposed site of memorial stone for cenetary celebration of Anglo-Kuki War (1917-19) at Langching Village in Chakpikarong Block is also not an ancestral land of Kukis but formerly it was known as Sugnu Chingthei and thereby inhabited by the Lamkangs from Haikha.

When Lamkangs move to Tangcheng, the present Kuki inhabitants settled at this Langching village where memorialstone has been erected to claim it as Kuki ancestral land.

The second proposed site of the memorial stone at Maolhang village in Machi Block is also not an ancestral land of Kuki but given permission to settled by the Khoibu Khunjao Village" the statement claimed.

The statement further said that the land of present Kuki villages namely Phalbung, Chelip, Samukom, Sita and Simang were allowed to settle by Khudei Khullen (Maring) and Narum(Maring) villages.

Few prominent villages like Saivom, Tengnoupal, Khudengthabi, Lokchao and many Kuki hamlet/ villages too were allowed to settle with the permission of the Naga Villages namely: Aimol Khullen, Leibi Maring and Khongkhang Chothe Villages.

The border town Moreh was also the land of the Aimol Naga Tribe until the people migrated to the present Aimol Khullen in 1907, the statement claimed.

The statement of the CNPO also appreciated the State Government of Manipur for ordering removal of inscribed Kuki Ancestral land from Memorial Stone so as to avoid the outbreak communal conflicts in theDistricts.

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