Kuki-Zo groups protest in Kangpokpi
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Our Correspondent
KANGPOKPI, Jul 14: Hundreds of people from the Kuki-Zo community on Tuesday staged a protest rally in Kangpokpi district, demanding the immediate release of three community leaders arrested in connection with the July 11 Leimakhong incident.
The rally, organised under the aegis of the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), began from Nute Kailhang in downtown Kangpokpi and culminated at Brig M Thomas Ground along National Highway-2.
Protesters marched while raising slogans such as "Release Our Leaders," "We Decounce Selective Justice," "Stop Harassing Our Leaders," "Economic Blockade-A War Cry," and "Crack Down on Naga Terrorists," besides carrying several strongly worded placards.
As part of the protest, CoTU submitted a memorandum to Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen seeking the unconditional release of the arrested leaders and an end to what it described as undue harassment of Kuki-Zo civil society leaders.
KANGPOKPI, Jul 14: Hundreds of people from the Kuki-Zo community on Tuesday staged a protest rally in Kangpokpi district, demanding the immediate release of three community leaders arrested in connection with the July 11 Leimakhong incident.
The rally, organised under the aegis of the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), began from Nute Kailhang in downtown Kangpokpi and culminated at Brig M Thomas Ground along National Highway-2.
Protesters marched while raising slogans such as "Release Our Leaders," "We Decounce Selective Justice," "Stop Harassing Our Leaders," "Economic Blockade-A War Cry," and "Crack Down on Naga Terrorists," besides carrying several strongly worded placards.
As part of the protest, CoTU submitted a memorandum to Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen seeking the unconditional release of the arrested leaders and an end to what it described as undue harassment of Kuki-Zo civil society leaders.