Kuki MLAs urge Centre for roadmap, relief measures
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, February 16 2025: The 10 Kuki MLAs welcomed the Centre's decision to place the state assembly under suspended animation and urged the Government of India to chart a comprehensive political roadmap for lasting peace and justice through a negotiated settlement.

In a joint statement, the MLAs expressed hope that the Centre would take concrete, time-bound steps to address the ongoing crisis and ensure relief for those affected by the conflict.

"We, the undersigned ten MLAs of Manipur, while acknowledging the Centre's decision to place the Assembly under suspended animation, express hope that the Government of India would lay out a comprehensive political roadmap for peace and justice under a negotiated settlement," the statement read.

The MLAs also stressed the urgent need to alleviate the suffering of conflict-affected and internally displaced people.

"We look forward to time-bound measures to end the sufferings that the conflict-affected and internally displaced people continue to undergo," they added.

The demand comes amid ongoing tensions in the state, where ethnic violence has displaced thousands.

The suspension of the Assembly effectively halts legislative processes while governance remains under central administration following the imposition of President's Rule.

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