CM urged to reform governance
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, April 28 2026: Langdai Khangsunaha has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh listing ten urgent demands for justice, security and governance reform inManipur.

Langdai Khangsunaha is a united platform of clubs and meira paibis from Malom to Meitram.

It emerged from an indefinite hunger strike (ongoing) which began on April 7 at Malom.

It was formed on April 25 .

In the memorandum, Langdai Khangsunaha has called for the arrest and prosecution of militants responsible for the Tronglaobi bomb attack and all similar attacks under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 as "terrorism".

Without prosecution under UAPA, a dangerous precedent remains - that such attacks can be treated as mere law and order failures rather than deliberate acts of terror, said Langdai Khangsunaha.

Calling upon the Chief Minister, Langdai Khangsunaha has demanded the Government to publicly acknowledge that the May 3,2023 attack and subsequent bombings (including Tronglaobi) are acts of terrorism against civilians aided by foreign forces, not "ethnic clashes" or "law and order problems" .

In this connection, Langdai Khangsunaha has demanded a time-bound, independent judicial inquiry to fix responsibility for the Tronglaobi killings.

As their 4th demand, it has called for deployment of sufficient security forces to protect all vulnerable villages from terrorist attacks.

The present condition of "managed peace" has not prevented attacks on civilians.

Vulnerability is now structured into the landscape: restricted movement, movement-restricted zones and abandoned villages that remain exposed.

It also raised a demand for eviction of all illegal encroachments in reserved forests, protected forests, wildlife sanctuaries and wetlands based on satellite and ground survey evidence.

Langdai Khangsunaha further highlighted the need to conduct a satellite mapping survey for the complete eradication of unlawful poppy cultivation and to arrest and persecute those who finance or protect such cultivation.

Citing inconsistent rise in number of villages in specific hill districts, it urged the Government to publish the increase in the number of illegal villages since 1951 based on satellite data, including villages settled or recognised fraudulently.

It also appealed for time-bound resettlement of all IDPs in their original settlements with full restoration of their homes, lands and livelihoods accompanied with adequate security.

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