Meitei Groups Demand Manipur CM Resignation, End to Kuki Truce
· India · Telegraph India, NDTV
Meitei civil society organisations in Manipur have called for Chief Minister N. Biren Singh to step down and for the government to scrap the suspension of operations agreement with Kuki militant groups. The demand follows ongoing ethnic violence that has killed over 200 people since May 2023. Protesters accuse the CM of failing to protect Meitei interests and allege the truce enables Kuki groups to regroup. The state government has not responded publicly to the latest demands.
Why it matters
The escalation pressures the Manipur administration and could derail fragile peace efforts in a conflict that has displaced thousands.
Read the original report — Telegraph India
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