IMPHAL, July 5: The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), has issued a directive prohibiting Kuki-Zo MLAs from participating in the formation of any new popular government in the state.
In a statement issued by KIM on Saturday, the resolution was unanimously adopted during a joint meeting held on July 4 at the KIM Secretariat in Lamka, Churachandpur district. Representatives of several Kuki civil society organisations and federating units, including the Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO-GHQ), Kuki Khanglai Lawmpi (KKL-GHQ), Kuki Christian Leaders’ Forum (KCLF), Kuki Women’s Union (KWU-GHQ), Kuki Women Organisation for Human Rights (KWOHR-GHQ), and the Kuki Chiefs’ Association-Manipur (KCA-M), were present.
The resolution unequivocally states that, “No Kuki-Zo Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) shall participate or take part in any manner in the formation of a new Popular Government in the State of Manipur.” KIM also reiterated that “under no circumstances shall the Kuki-Zo people compromise our ancestral land, culture, identity, and political, social and economic rights.”
The directive emphasized that the resolution reflects the collective political will and aspiration of the Kuki-Zo people and is binding on all elected representatives and community organisations.
Currently, ten MLAs in the Manipur Legislative Assembly are from the Kuki-Zo-Hmar communities, including seven from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
