Imphal, May 4: Protest, peace appeals mark a year of ethnic conflicts in Manipur. As part of one such symbolic protest, seven women shaved their heads and took part in a cycle rally to spread the message of peace and unity in Manipur on Friday.
Donning black clothes and with slogans “we want peace, no to separate administration, protect territorial integrity” displayed in placards the women travelled 19 km from Sekmai to Kangla, in the heart of Imphal city.
To mark the one-year of ethnic violence in Manipur, the Meitei and Kuki-Zomi communities on Friday organised seperate events in their respective areas.
Both the communities in their separate programmes, paid tributes to those killed in the ethnic riot, which began on May 3, 2023.
Displaced persons, sheltered in relief camps, also organised various programmes on one year completion of violence. The Federation of Civil Society Organisations (FOCS) has urged the people to observe May 3 emphasising the importance of unity and peace.
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), the apex body of the Meitei community, observed the completion of one year of the ongoing conflict at Sumang Leela Sanglen, Palace Compound in Imphal East under the banner of “365-Days of Chin-Kuki Narco-Terrorist Aggression in Manipur”.
The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), the apex body of the Kuki-Zomi tribals, observed a shutdown in tribal-dominated Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and other districts on Friday and urged all members of the Kuki-Zo community to hoist a black flag on every household as a mark of remembrance and solidarity.
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