𝐊𝐔𝐊𝐈 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒' 𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐇𝐈 & 𝐍𝐂𝐑
𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐧'𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
𝐓𝐨
𝐏𝐮 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐡
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐧'𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚
𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬
𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 - 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟏𝟏
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟕 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕: 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 33 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔,𝒊.𝒆. 𝑼𝑻 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 (𝑨𝒓𝒕. 239 𝑨) 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒖𝒌𝒊-𝒁𝒐 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆.
𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒂𝒊,
The 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬' 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 & 𝐍𝐂𝐑, respectfully submits this 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 to place on record the grave concerns of the Kuki-Zo people regarding the recent installation of what has been described as a "𝑷𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕" in Manipur. We state unequivocally that 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢-𝐙𝐨
𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞.The formation of such an administration while our people remain displaced, traumatised, and politically alienated is unacceptable and fails to reflect ground realities.
At the outset, we state clearly that the Kuki-Zo people no longer consider themselves part of the political and administrative framework of Manipur. The sustained violence inflicted upon our community has irreversibly broken trust and created a political rupture that cannot be ignored. Projecting peace and normalcy without acknowledging this reality misrepresents our lived experience. The crisis is not about accommodation within Manipur, but about a breakdown that has made continued coexistence under the same state structure untenable. For more than 32 months, the Kuki-Zo community has lived through sustained and targeted violence carried out by armed Meitei extremist groups allegedly operating with state support. Kuki-Zo women have been subjected to extreme sexual humiliation and violence. Kuki-Zo civilians have been killed in brutal ways. Over 300 Kuki-Zo churches have been destroyed, more than 200 Kuki-Zo villages have been burned, and over 40,000 Kuki-Zo people continue to live as displaced persons, deprived of homes, safety, and basic dignity.
These acts were not spontaneous or isolated incidents. They reflect a pattern of ethnic majoritarian violence in which armed groups driven by exclusionary ideology have sought to dominate and terrorise minority tribal communities. The continued reluctance of the Government of India to clearly identify and act against this violence has emboldened perpetrators and prolonged the suffering of our people.
In such circumstances, the absence of visible justice and accountability causes deep pain and fear among the affected Kuki-Zo population. Political arrangements and power-sharing
measures cannot heal wounds when the forces responsible for violence are neither named nor confronted. Genuine peace requires justice, acknowledgement of wrongdoing, firm action against extremist violence, and ultimately a separate political administration-not merely the declaration of normalcy.
We humbly ask:
𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞?
The Government of India needs to recognise that the crisis in Manipur is not merely a law-and order issue but one rooted in ethnic majoritarianism directed against tribal minorities. Without an honest recognition of this reality, the Kuki-Zo people will find it difficult to place trust in any political process or government formation.
We also wish to place on record that the three Kuki-Zo MLAs who have joined the present Popular Government no longer represent the collective will and suffering of the Kuki-Zo people. Symbolic participation in government does not reflect the ground realities faced by displaced families and victims of violence.
The appointment of a few individuals from the Kuki-Zo community to positions of authority
cannot by itself bring reconciliation or resolve the crisis. Such representation does not address
continuing displacement, insecurity, and fear faced by ordinary families. Political pressure or control over leaders cannot silence the collective suffering of an entire people.
The Kuki-Zo people desire peace, harmony, and peaceful coexistence as neighbours under separate administration. We are willing to cooperate with all sincere efforts to restore stability and rebuild trust. However, cooperation can only be meaningful when justice is delivered (in the form of Separate Administration) and accountability is ensured. Peace without justice cannot be sustainable, and authority imposed without consent cannot bring unity.
In this context, we respectfully submit the following demands:
𝟏. 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐚, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐨𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝟐. 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
𝟑. 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍. 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐲
𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
𝟒. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢-𝐙𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬.
𝟓. 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢-𝐙𝐨
𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢-𝐙𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬.
𝟔. 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢-𝐙𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬.
𝟕. 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 (𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝟐𝟑𝟗 𝐀), 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.
The voices of ordinary Kuki-Zo people-especially those who have suffered displacement, loss, and trauma-deserve to be heard with seriousness and respect. Ignoring these voices will only deepen mistrust and prolong conflict.
We therefore respectfully urge your good office to approach this matter with honesty, constitutional responsibility, and to take concrete steps toward justice, accountability, and a durable political solution so that genuine peace may be achieved for all communities in Manipur.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲,
For and on behalf of the entire 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢-𝐙𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲,
𝐌𝐬.𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐞𝐦
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭,
𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬' 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 & 𝐍𝐂𝐑
𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐧'𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
𝐓𝐨
𝐏𝐮 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐡
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐧'𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚
𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬
𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 - 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟏𝟏
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟕 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕: 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 33 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔,𝒊.𝒆. 𝑼𝑻 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 (𝑨𝒓𝒕. 239 𝑨) 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒖𝒌𝒊-𝒁𝒐 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆.
𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒂𝒊,
The 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬' 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 & 𝐍𝐂𝐑, respectfully submits this 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 to place on record the grave concerns of the Kuki-Zo people regarding the recent installation of what has been described as a "𝑷𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕" in Manipur. We state unequivocally that 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢-𝐙𝐨
𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞.The formation of such an administration while our people remain displaced, traumatised, and politically alienated is unacceptable and fails to reflect ground realities.
At the outset, we state clearly that the Kuki-Zo people no longer consider themselves part of the political and administrative framework of Manipur. The sustained violence inflicted upon our community has irreversibly broken trust and created a political rupture that cannot be ignored. Projecting peace and normalcy without acknowledging this reality misrepresents our lived experience. The crisis is not about accommodation within Manipur, but about a breakdown that has made continued coexistence under the same state structure untenable. For more than 32 months, the Kuki-Zo community has lived through sustained and targeted violence carried out by armed Meitei extremist groups allegedly operating with state support. Kuki-Zo women have been subjected to extreme sexual humiliation and violence. Kuki-Zo civilians have been killed in brutal ways. Over 300 Kuki-Zo churches have been destroyed, more than 200 Kuki-Zo villages have been burned, and over 40,000 Kuki-Zo people continue to live as displaced persons, deprived of homes, safety, and basic dignity.
These acts were not spontaneous or isolated incidents. They reflect a pattern of ethnic majoritarian violence in which armed groups driven by exclusionary ideology have sought to dominate and terrorise minority tribal communities. The continued reluctance of the Government of India to clearly identify and act against this violence has emboldened perpetrators and prolonged the suffering of our people.
In such circumstances, the absence of visible justice and accountability causes deep pain and fear among the affected Kuki-Zo population. Political arrangements and power-sharing
measures cannot heal wounds when the forces responsible for violence are neither named nor confronted. Genuine peace requires justice, acknowledgement of wrongdoing, firm action against extremist violence, and ultimately a separate political administration-not merely the declaration of normalcy.
We humbly ask:
𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞?
The Government of India needs to recognise that the crisis in Manipur is not merely a law-and order issue but one rooted in ethnic majoritarianism directed against tribal minorities. Without an honest recognition of this reality, the Kuki-Zo people will find it difficult to place trust in any political process or government formation.
We also wish to place on record that the three Kuki-Zo MLAs who have joined the present Popular Government no longer represent the collective will and suffering of the Kuki-Zo people. Symbolic participation in government does not reflect the ground realities faced by displaced families and victims of violence.
The appointment of a few individuals from the Kuki-Zo community to positions of authority
cannot by itself bring reconciliation or resolve the crisis. Such representation does not address
continuing displacement, insecurity, and fear faced by ordinary families. Political pressure or control over leaders cannot silence the collective suffering of an entire people.
The Kuki-Zo people desire peace, harmony, and peaceful coexistence as neighbours under separate administration. We are willing to cooperate with all sincere efforts to restore stability and rebuild trust. However, cooperation can only be meaningful when justice is delivered (in the form of Separate Administration) and accountability is ensured. Peace without justice cannot be sustainable, and authority imposed without consent cannot bring unity.
In this context, we respectfully submit the following demands:
𝟏. 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐚, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐨𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝟐. 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
𝟑. 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍. 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐲
𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
𝟒. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢-𝐙𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬.
𝟓. 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢-𝐙𝐨
𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢-𝐙𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬.
𝟔. 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢-𝐙𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬.
𝟕. 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 (𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝟐𝟑𝟗 𝐀), 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.
The voices of ordinary Kuki-Zo people-especially those who have suffered displacement, loss, and trauma-deserve to be heard with seriousness and respect. Ignoring these voices will only deepen mistrust and prolong conflict.
We therefore respectfully urge your good office to approach this matter with honesty, constitutional responsibility, and to take concrete steps toward justice, accountability, and a durable political solution so that genuine peace may be achieved for all communities in Manipur.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲,
For and on behalf of the entire 𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢-𝐙𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲,
𝐌𝐬.𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐞𝐦
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭,
𝐊𝐮𝐤𝐢 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬' 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 & 𝐍𝐂𝐑
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