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Prayers for peace, sit-ins against violence held
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 16 2023:
Expressing concern over the restive situation in the state subsequent to the communal riot since May 3, various organisa-tions prayed for bringing peace and appealed to the communities concerned to refrain from violence.
In a release, All Manipur Gorkha Students' Union appealed to the state and central governments to sort out the misunderstanding between the two ethnic groups and bring early solu-tion so as to prevent further unwanted incidents.
All Manipur Meitei Christian Forum also mourned loss of lives of innocent people in the communal riot and damage caused to properties.
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Praying to the almighty for bringing peace and harmony in the state, the Forum hoped that such un-fortunate incident never recurs in future.
It also clarified that Meitei Christians are still Meitei and does not belong to any other community.
Meanwhile, heeding to the call of Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), sit-in protests were staged in various parts of Thoubal district on Tuesday.
The protests organised under the aegis of COCOMI were held at Thoubal Kei-thel, Khongjom Keithel community hall, Tentha Khunjao Keithel, Athokpam Keithel waiting shed, Nepra Company community hall, Charangpat Maning Leikai community hall and Imoinu Shanglen, Charangpat Lux-mi Keithel, Icham Khunou Keithel community hall and Yairipok Tampha Keithel.
During the protest, the agitators shouted slogans calling for punishing the Kuki militants under So0 for breaking ground rules as per law, no division of state, confining Kuki militants under SoO in their desig-nated camps, preventing influx of non-locals, im-plementation of NRC, etc.
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