Kuki-Zo bodies demand lifting of blockade
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KANGPOKPI, Jan 13: Demanding immediate lifting of the blockade being imposed at Ireng village, several civil society organisations of the Kuki-Zo community today submitted a joint memorandum to the Superintendent of Police, Kangpokpi district, demanding immediate lifting of the intermittent blockade imposed by Liangmai Naga groups.
The memorandum, jointly signed by representatives of the Kuki Inpi Sadar Hills (KISH), SAHILCA, Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Thadou Inpi, Gangte Tribal Union (GTU), Vaiphei People’s Council (VPC) and Kuki Women Union–Sadar Hills (KWU-SH), warned that continued obstruction of free movement along the Churachandpur–Kangpokpi route could trigger serious public unrest.
Terming the blockade “inhumane and unlawful,” the Kuki-Zo bodies urged the district administration and police to intervene within 48 hours and ensure uninterrupted movement along the vital route. They cautioned that failure to do so would leave the community with no option but to express public outrage, for which the signatories said they would not be held accountable.
The memorandum, jointly signed by representatives of the Kuki Inpi Sadar Hills (KISH), SAHILCA, Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Thadou Inpi, Gangte Tribal Union (GTU), Vaiphei People’s Council (VPC) and Kuki Women Union–Sadar Hills (KWU-SH), warned that continued obstruction of free movement along the Churachandpur–Kangpokpi route could trigger serious public unrest.
Terming the blockade “inhumane and unlawful,” the Kuki-Zo bodies urged the district administration and police to intervene within 48 hours and ensure uninterrupted movement along the vital route. They cautioned that failure to do so would leave the community with no option but to express public outrage, for which the signatories said they would not be held accountable.