Meira Paibi activists protest at Jantar Mantar
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 19 2023:
Demanding strict action against Kuki militants who are frequently attacking Meitei villages in peripheral villages, vendors of Ima Markets, Meira Paibi members and Apunba Meira Paibi Lup, Thongju staged a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi on Monday.
During the sit-in, the protestors held placards inscribed with the slogans, "What is India doing for Manipur? ", "Remove narco-terrorists from Manipur", "Withdraw SoO with Kuki militants", "Don't divide Manipur on basis of hill and valley", "GOI should stop playing Divide-and-Rule policy in Manipur", "Remove ethnicity-based laws from Manipur", and "Why is PM silent on Manipur violence?" .
Meanwhile, Meira Paibi groups of different localities organised sit-in protests at Iroishemba, Lamsang Kei-thel and Lamsang Akham on Monday against separate administration demand and bifurcation of the state and also demanding disarming of the Kuki militants in order to restore peace and normalcy in the state.
Protestors decried the silence of the Central government even after 47 days of violence, which has left over 100 deaths, many injured and rendered over 50,000 homeless.