Non-cooperation movement against CRPF rescinded
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, November 22 2024: The non-cooperation movement against CRPF has been withdrawn with immediate effect following a consensus reached during a high-level discussion involving CRPF officials and representatives of KSO, ZSF, ZSP, Zillai, and HAS, according to a joint statement issued by the five student bodies.

According to the statement, CRPF director general (Anish Dayal Singh) and other CRPF officials assured they would not engage in any actions that may be considered sacrilegious or disrespectful to the community.

The CRPF also emphasised its commitment to ensuring public safety while fostering a respectful and harmonious relationship with the tribal communities, it added.

The student bodies said that the CRPF has requested for cooperation in building a collaborative and positive environment, and expressed hope that the understanding would lead to enhanced mutual respect and peaceful coexistence between CRPF and the local communities.

Acknowledging the efforts of all stakeholders in resolving the issue amicably, the student bodies reiterated their dedication to fostering peace and mutual respect in the region.

The student bodies and other Kuki organisations started non-cooperation after an encounter with the CRPF and the militants in Jiribam district on November 11 leading to the death of 10 suspected Kuki militants.

Though Manipur police said that the ten slain people were Kuki militants, all the tribal organisations including the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF), claimed that they were "Village Volunteers" .

The ITLF earlier said that they had decided that the last rites of 10 Village Volunteers would not be performed till their postmortem examination reports were handed over to the families.

After the post-mortem of all ten bodies was conducted in Assam's Silchar Medical College and Hospital, the bodies were airlifted on November 16 to Churachandpur, a Kuki-Zo-Hmar inhabited district.

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