KMF announces total shutdown on Sent 13
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kangpokpi, September 05 2021:
The non-SoO Kuki militant group, KNF has announced total shutdown on September 13, which is widely observed as Kuki black day by Kuki community in all Kuki-dominated areas of Manipur and other states.
The outfit's information and publicity secretary, Jerry Vaiphei stated that the decision to impose a total shutdown has been taken to pay tribute to all those who have been killed by NSCN-IM.
He also said that all commercial activities, administrative functioning, and educational institutions shall be closed from midnight of September 12 till midnight of September 13 .
However, most essential emergency services such as medical shall be exempted from the purview of the shutdown.
The outfit stated that between 1992 to 1997 more than thousands of innocent Kukis including women and children were killed, 360 Kuki villages were uprooted and lakhs of innocent Kukis were displaced and became refugees.in their own land, and as such September 13 has become' the greatest lamentation in the Kuki history.
"Kuki National Front (non-SoO) has kept silent thus far to bring back peace and justice between the two communities following our late President Nehkholun Kipgen's words.
However, we will no longer keep silent over such brutality upon the Kukis but respond accordingly," it added.
It continued that KNF (non-SoO) group proclaimed to sacrifice "our lives for the Kuki ancestral land and as decided we will continue to observe Kuki black day every year till justice prevails" while adding that "the day will be observed as a remembrance and mourning for our families and relatives whose dear and loved ones were mercilessly slaughtered during the Kuki genocide perpetrated by the NSCN-IM" .
"The Kuki Black Day, September 13, shall be respected by every community as it is the greatest lamentation day of the Kukis and if any organisation or individual is found against the observance of the Kuki Black Day (Sahnit Ni), they will be 'dealt accordingly and direct action will be initiated while KNF (non-SoO) group will not be held responsible for such action," it added.