Imphal, May 22 -- The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) intensified protest demonstrations on Thursday, the first day of its 48-hour bandh, demanding the resignation of the Manipur security advisor, Chief Secretary, and Police Chief from their respective posts.

The two-day bandh crippled normal life in Manipur, though it exempted essential services and the ongoing Shirui Lily Festival 2025 from the protests' scope.

A controversial incident involving security forces sparked the protest when they allegedly removed the name "Manipur" from a government-allotted vehicle for journalists en route to the Shirui Lily Festival at Gwaltabi check post on May 20.

On the first day, in response to the appeals from the COCOMI, sever...