Non SoO Kuki militant announces boycott of I-Day
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, August 14 2021:
The non-SoO Kuki National Front (KNF) has announced boycot of the 74th Independence Day and declared a total shutdown in all Kuki inhabited areas of the State.
In a statement, the outfit said that there will be total shutdown in all Kuki inhabited areas in Manipur including commercial activities, civil administration, educational institutions from midnight of August 14 till 6 pm of August 15.However, essential and emergency services including medical service will be exempted from the'purview of the total shutdown, it added.
The outfit that the Government of India has been ignoring the inherent rights of the Kukis and the demand for separate State while adding that the Kukis are distinct indigenous people in the land of their settlement.
The outfit said that until and unless the Government paves the way for creation of Kukiland, the non-SoO Kuki National Front will continue to boycott the National event.