KIM appeals to expedite meaningful, honorable political dialogue
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, September 02 2023:
The Kuki Inpi Manipur, the apex body of the Kuki tribes, declared "total separation of the Kukis and the Meiteis" after the last 24 Kuki volunteers at New Lambulane in Imphal were evacuated safely on September 1 evening.
KIM then appealed to the Government of India to expedite "meaningful and honorable" political dialogue with the UPF and KNO under Suspension of Operations for justice, peace, and lasting solutions as it strongly reiterated its demand for a separate administration.
KIM Information and Publicity Secretary, Janghaolun Haokip said that the Kuki Inpi Manipur is aghast at the dastardly attack against the last of the Kuki volunteers, numbering 24 men, who have been guarding the houses and properties of the Kukis at New Lambulane, Imphal.
He said that, 'The volunteers were later escorted by security personnel and safely reached our land' .
Hence, there is now a "total separation of the Kukis and the Meiteis", he asserted.
He also said that it is imperative that the Central Government must "constitutionally recognize" this separation at the earliest without further delay.
He continued that besides the compelling evacuation of the people, all the Kuki settlements have been looted, vandalized and torched.
"The only viable solution to the ongoing state-sponsored ethnic cleansing against the Kuki people lies in the total separation of the two communities, the process of which has been completed in the aftermath of the evacuation of the remaining Kuki volunteers in Imphal last night", he added.