New Delhi, May 4 -- Members of the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities held separate demonstrations at the Jantar Mantar here on Saturday to mark the completion of two years since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023.
Dressed in black, the Kuki-Zo protesters mourned the loss of those killed in the violence in the northeastern state and reiterated their demand for a separate Union Territory for their community.
The protest was organised by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF) and the Kuki-Zo Women's Forum, Delhi (KZWFD). The protesters raised their demands, including the creation of a separate administrative setup for the Kuki-Zo people due to their concerns about safety, displacement and lack of justice.
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