FINAL PEACE ACCORD 1998: KUKI INPI CCPUR & ZOMI COUNCIL

FINAL PEACE ACCORD BETWEEN ZOMIS AND KUKIS FOR RESTORATION OF PEACE AND NORMALCY

INTRODUCTION: The State High Level Committee headed by Shri W. Nipamacha Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur, initiated Peace Process between Kuki and Zomi communities. As instructed by the State Government and as authorised by the conflicting parties, the Zomi Council and Kuki Inpi after every exerted effort on behalf of their represented respective parties pledge to forgive and forget the past mistakes committed against each other. The Zomi Council and Kuki Inpi highly appreciate the State Government for all its official commitments for peace and reconstruction programmes.

 COMPROMISE: As a token of customary apology for mowing down ten innocent persons and injuring other four persons on the night of the 24th June, 1997, at Saikul Village by the KNF thereby dragging the two communities into conflict, the Kuki Inpi offered a feast by killing a four legged animal, a bull (Bawngtal), on the 29th September, 1998. In a very cordial atmosphere and mutual trust, the feast was happily shared together by leaders of the Kuki Inpi and the Zomi Council. In response to the good gesture shown by the Kuki Inpi, the Zomi Council showed their goodness and love for peace in the form of killing another four legged animal, a pig (Voktal), the following day, the 30th September, 1998, which was happily shared together by both community leaders. 

AGREEMENT: Both the parties agreed upon the following points:-

1.    That, the nomenclatures Kuki and Zomi shall be mutually respected by all Zomis and Kukis. Every individual or group of persons shall be at liberty to call himself or themselves by any name, and the nomenclature KUKI and ZOMI shall not in any way be imposed upon any person or group against his/their will at any point of time. 

2.    That, any person who has occupied or has physical possession of any land/private building/houses and quarters wrongfully and illegally during the period of clashes shall return and restore to the rightful owners, such lands and buildings. 

3.    That, no Kuki or Zomi militant shall indulge themselves in any forcible collection of funds, taxes etc, against their counterpart nomenclature be it from the Government Officials, individuals, contractors, and business establishments. 

4.    That, all points of MoUs between the Kuki Inpi and the Zomi Council shall be operative and binding to all concerned persons and parties including the government. 

Signed this 1st October, 1998 on behalf of Kukis and Zomis respectively.

 

Sd/-

( ALBERT GENGOUKHUP MATE )  

President, Kuki Inpi Churachandpur, Manipur

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( K. VUNGZALIAN )   

Chairman, Zomi Council

        

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