Kuki MLAs Attend Manipur Assembly Session for First Time Since Ethnic Strife Eruption
The lawmakers attended in person for the first time since the 2023 violence, defying a community directive after more than 260 deaths.
- On Wednesday, Saikul MLA Kimneo Haokip Hangshing and Saitu MLA Haokholet Kipgen attended the Manipur Legislative Assembly in Imphal, marking the first in-person appearance by Kuki MLAs since ethnic violence erupted in May 2023.
- While six Kuki-Zo MLAs participated in the Budget session virtually in February, this physical arrival represents a shift for the nine Kuki, Zomi and Hmar MLAs serving in the House.
- Ethnic violence between Imphal Valley-based Meiteis and Kukis has killed more than 260 people since May 2023, leaving thousands homeless and deepening divisions across the state.
- Kuki Inpi Manipur, the apex community body, had directed all legislators to avoid traveling to Meitei-majority Imphal pending a political settlement on Kuki-Zo demands for a separate administration.
- Both representatives, Hangshing and Kipgen, represent constituencies in Kangpokpi district, signaling a potential shift in the Kuki and Zomi delegation's approach to legislative participation despite community pressure.
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After 3 years, 2 Kuki-Zo MLAs attend Manipur Assembly session in Imphal
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Manipur: Kuki-Zo MLAs return to Assembly in person after over 3 years
Imphal: The eighth session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly commenced on Wednesday, with two Kuki-Zo legislators attending the House in person for the first time in more than three years. Haokholet Kipgen, MLA from Saitu Assembly constituency, and Kimneo Haokip Hangshing, MLA from Saikul Assembly constituency, were physically present during the first sitting of […] The post Manipur: Kuki-Zo MLAs return to Assembly in person after over 3 …
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Kuki MLAs attend Manipur Assembly session for first time since ethnic strife eruption
Kuki MLAs Kimneo Haokip Hangshing and Haokholet Kipgen attended the Manipur Assembly session in Imphal on Wednesday for the first time since ethnic violence erupted in May 2023. Their attendance came despite a Kuki Inpi Manipur directive against travelling to Imphal. Manipur currently has nine Kuki, Zomi and Hmar MLAs.
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