KIM extends shutdown
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Our Correspondent
KANGPOKPI, May 21: The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) on Thursday announced a fresh 48-hour extension of the ongoing shutdown across Kuki-Zo areas.
KIM said the shutdown extension would come into effect from midnight of May 21, asserting that the “unconditional and immediate release” of all Kuki-Zo hostages remained its “primary concern”.
“Despite the disturbing developments and rising tensions, the Kuki-Zo community has continued to exercise maximum restraint and responsibility in the interest of peace and coexistence,” the statement said.
The shutdown, now extended for the fourth consecutive time, comes amid heightened ethnic tensions and growing uncertainty across parts of Manipur, with community organisations warning that failure to resolve the hostage issue could further aggravate the already volatile situation.
KANGPOKPI, May 21: The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) on Thursday announced a fresh 48-hour extension of the ongoing shutdown across Kuki-Zo areas.
KIM said the shutdown extension would come into effect from midnight of May 21, asserting that the “unconditional and immediate release” of all Kuki-Zo hostages remained its “primary concern”.
“Despite the disturbing developments and rising tensions, the Kuki-Zo community has continued to exercise maximum restraint and responsibility in the interest of peace and coexistence,” the statement said.
The shutdown, now extended for the fourth consecutive time, comes amid heightened ethnic tensions and growing uncertainty across parts of Manipur, with community organisations warning that failure to resolve the hostage issue could further aggravate the already volatile situation.