Sit-in demands abrogation of SoO pact
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 28 2023:
The demand for immediate abrogation of the Suspension of Operation (SoO) with Kuki militant groups is ever growing with more and more people coming out in support of the demand.
Ching-Tam Social Workers' Union, Bamon Kampu and Bamon Kampu Women Association today jointly staged a sit-in protest at the Community Hall in Bamon Kampu under the aegis of Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) .
More than 200 women and 70 men from Bamon Kampu took part in the sit-in and shouted various slogans such as, "Safeguard Manipur's integrity", "Cancel SoO with Kuki militants", "Implement NRC in Manipur", "Long Live Manipur", etc.
During the sit-in, the protesters also observed two minute silence to pay respect to those who lost their lives in the communal riot which broke out on May 3 .