Protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar Delhi marks 3 years of conflict
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, May 03 2026: Members of several civil society organisations held a peaceful protest demonstration at the Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, today to mark three years of the Manipur violence.

The protest demonstration was organised and attended by members of the Manipur Students' Association Delhi (MSAD), Manipur Innovative Youth Organisation Delhi (MAIYOND), United Kakching Students (UNIKAS), TMP Manipur, Ningols United Progressive Initiative (NUPI), Liklam Ngakpa, No 7, Meitei Heritage Society, Delhi Manipuri Society (DEMAS), World Meetei Council (WMC), Assam Tripura Meetei Apunba Lup Delhi, and Delhi Meetei Co-Ordinating Committee (DMCC) .

Protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar Delhi marks 3 years of conflict

During the demonstration, the organisations called on the Government to "immediately end all support, funding, and protection to Kuki militant groups" .

They sought complete dismantling and disarmament of all militant networks operating in Manipur, and urged the Government to immediately restore Constitutional rule, law and order in Manipur.

Seeking decisive actions by the Government of India to restore permanent peace and security, the organisations sought timely justice for every victim of violence since May 3, 2023 .

Dr Seram Rojesh, convenor, Delhi Meetei Co-ordinating Committee (DMCC) said, "The first perpetrators who attacked Meetei villages at Torbung on 3rd May 2023 were openly seen carrying AK-47 rifles in militant uniform.

They were Kuki militants protected under the Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement".

Even after three years, neither have they been arrested nor has the NIA filed charges against them.

Instead, these same militants continue to "attack" Meetei civilians while Government forces continue to "shield and protect them" .

This is glaring evidence of "organised violence sustained through deliberate impunity," he said.

The organisations, in a statement, recalled that "the Manipur violence began on May 3, 2023 when heavily armed Kuki militant groups launched coordinated, calculated, and merciless attacks on innocent Meetei villages across Torbung (Bishnupur district), Ekou (Imphal East) and Meetei settlements in Churachandpur district" .

On that very first day, Meetei homes, temples and other religious places were burnt and desecrated and innocent civilians were attacked, they said.

"Abandoned by the very security forces entrusted to protect them, the Meetei civilians were compelled to rise in self-defence to protect their lives, families, homes, and ancestral land.

This is the undeniable truth of how the crisis began." the organisations said.

"We declare with absolute resolve that the people of Manipur will neither forget nor forgive this injustice," the organisations added.