No Kukiland in Manipur, asserts FNCC
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, June 14 2025: There is no Kukiland in the State of Manipur.

The imaginary construct that there is a Kukiland is the root cause of the ongoing conflict, and the modus operandi of this narrative is to distort facts and grab the indigenous people's land, Foothills Naga Co-ordinating Committee (FNCC) has asserted in a statement.

Historical accounts and Governmental records have clearly established that the Kukis are not indigenous to Manipur.

They are primarily migrants and refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh, it said.

"It is imperative to state, without ambiguity, that there is no Kukiland in the State of Manipur.

This imaginary construct is the root cause of the ongoing conflict in Manipur.

The modus operandi of this narrative is to distort facts and grab the indigenous people's land," FNCC said.

The recent aggressive attempts by certain Kuki groups to illegally rename geographical features and landmarks of the State such as Mt Koubru, Mt Thangjing and SP Road etc are blatant efforts to overwrite the ancestral heritage of the native communities.

Such acts are not only provocative but a direct threat to the very existence of the indigenous people, it added.

Furthermore, the ongoing construction of illegal bunkers, makeshift shelters, and road blockades by Kuki militant groups and their armed volunteers in Naga areas constitutes a direct challenge to peaceful coexistence.

These actions must stop immediately, FNCC said.

It further added that the illegal erection of gates on public roads, occupation of forest land, and encroachment into indigenous people's land are clear violations of the law and must be dealt with accordingly.

Kuki militant groups operating under the guise of political or ethnic movements must withdraw immediately from Naga areas.

Armed aggression and the use of violence to assert illegitimate territorial claims will only escalate the conflict and provoke necessary countermeasures, it cautioned.

"It must be stressed that the root cause of the current unrest in Manipur lies in narco-terrorism and illegal immigration; twin threats that have eroded social cohesion and endangered the future of the State's indigenous people.

The unchecked flow of drugs, arms, and foreign Nationals into the region has enabled Kuki militant groups to entrench themselves and destabilize the region," the FNCC said.

Peaceful coexistence is possible but only if there is respect for historical truth and the rule of law.

The creation of imaginary homelands on someone else's land is not coexistence, it is encroachment, and it will be dealt with iron hand, it added.

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