Guwahati, Sept. 13 -- The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) on Saturday submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Mnaipur's Churachandpur.

They asked for a "lasting political solution" in the form of a "separate administration".

The KZC, said that Kuki-Zo people, demolished by protracted ethnic violence, could no longer survive under the "domination" of the valley-based polity."

They urged for a Union Territory (UT) status with a legislature under Article 239A of the Constitution.

"For years, we have consistently demanded complete separation from Manipur, seeking a separate administration in the form of a Union Territory with a legislature. This demand arises not from convenience, but from necessity - for peace, s...