CoTU to convene leadership consultative meeting to deliberate on future course of action
Source: The Sangai Express

Kangpokpi, November 14 2026: The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) has announced that a Leadership Consultative Meeting will be convened on Sunday, November 15, following the conclusion of its 48-hour total shutdown across Kangpokpi district at midnight on Saturday, November 14, to deliberate on its future course of action amid growing outrage over the killings of two youths and a woman farmer and the critical injuries sustained by two other civilians at Taphou Kuki village.

Ng Lun Kipgen, spokesperson for CoTU, said the committee's subsequent course of action would be determined by the outcome of the crucial leadership meeting, while firmly reiterating that its charter of demands to the incumbent Manipur government remained "sacrosanct" and non-negotiable.

It may be noted that the committee's charter of demands includes the removal of Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho, rectification of police jurisdiction, stringent action against NSCN-IM and ZUF-K over alleged acts of aggression and threats to civilian security, and removal of the alleged illegal NSCN-IM camp at Huthrong Brigade, Oklong, in Senapati district.

The committee has also demanded the withdrawal of Central and State security forces operating under the command of the SP, Senapati, from Kangpokpi district, holding the existing security arrangement responsible for failing to ensure civilian safety and prevent repeated attacks on innocent people.

Kipgen maintained that unless the Government takes concrete and time-bound measures to address these fundamental security and governance concerns, restoring public confidence and normalcy in the hill regions would not be fulfilled.

With the 48-hour shutdown set to conclude at midnight on Saturday, all eyes are now on Sunday's leadership consultative meeting, which is expected to chart the organisation's next course of action.

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