"Kuki MLAs' Brinkmanship...": Meitei Alliance On Letter Questioning Troop Movement
NDTV
The 10 MLAs along with two dozen Kuki-Zo insurgent groups under suspension of operations agreement and new groups like Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum have been demanding separate administration carved out of Manipur
A global umbrella body of civil society organisations of Manipur's Meitei community has condemned a letter by 10 Kuki MLAs that alleged the Centre is withdrawing two Assam Rifles battalions to fan more violence in the ethnic crisis-hit state.
The 10 MLAs along with two dozen Kuki-Zo insurgent groups under the suspension of operations (SoO) agreement and new groups like the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) have been demanding a separate administration carved out of Manipur.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, the 10 Kuki MLAs had said the Assam Rifles is a neutral force amid the deep division in Manipur and the two battalions, which are guarding two sensitive areas, if withdrawn would likely lead to attacks by the Meiteis.
