KCP condemns, cautions
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, June 18 2025: Condemning the brutal murder of Chesam Abdul Kadir of Paobitek Mayai Leikai on suspicion of motorcycle theft in the strongest terms possible, the militant outfit KCP has also strongly condemned those trying hard to paint a communal picture of the murder, which has been linked to certain members of a Meitei organisation.

Blaming the entire Meitei community or the entire organisation concerned is absolutely illogical and unacceptable, said a press release issued by the outfit's Information and Public Relations secretary M Punsiba Meitei.

It then reminded the so-called Pangal Tem, and all its functionaries and supporters regarding the party's permanent ban on bandhs, which was duly communicated to the people of Kangleipak through print and electronic media on June 11, 2025.It reiterated its non-negotiable stand against the use of bandhs and blockades as instruments of protest in Kangleipak.

While the grievances of the people must be heard and addressed by all competent authorities, such disruptive measures have consistently caused disproportionate harm to daily wage earners, emergency health services, school children and economically most vulnerable sections of society, it said.

KCP stands committed to constructive and sustained inter-community dialogue - not coercive disruption - as the primary means of resolving any inter-community conflicts and misunderstandings.

Even during the heights of the Meitei-Kuki conflict, the party always advocated dialogue over violence and never targeted, in writing or otherwise, the Kuki- Zo community as a whole with the exception of Kuki-Zo narco-terrorist elements who were attacking the Meitei community.

It also cautioned all civil society organisations and, by extension, all indigenous communities of Kangleipak against the pathological and potentially destructive tendency to communalize every single incident involving members of different communities in Kangleipak.

The dangerous practice of framing every altercation, crime or confrontation through the lens of communal identity is a threat to the very social fabric of our land.

It erodes mutual trust, feeds hatred and serves only the interests of those who seek to create communal frictions and divide Kangleipak along communal lines, it said.

"Let it be very clear, the party will not tolerate any attempts to inflame communal sentiments, either through speech, social media or action.

Responsibility, restraint and clarity of communication are expected of every member of our society, be they Meiteis or Pangals, especially during a volatile situation like the present", it asserted.

It further reminded all indigenous communities of Kangleipak to verify facts, refrain from premature conclusions and act in accordance with shared responsibility to peace, justice and inter-community harmony.

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