The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Sadar Hills, has announced a 12-hour total shutdown, protesting what they describe as the Government’s inaction on their demand for the withdrawal of central forces from Saibol.
The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) has announced a 12-hour total shutdown in Manipur on Saturday, from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m., in protest against "unwarranted road restrictions" imposed by the Army near Leimakhong.
The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Sadar Hills and the Thadou Youth Association (TYA), Sadar Hills branch have raised their concerns after the abduction of a CRPF jawan on Wednesday in broad daylight from the National Highway 2.
In a remarkable turn of events amidst the ongoing ethnic clashes, Arambai Tengol, often depicted as a radical group in the discourse of the Kuki-Zo organizations, ITLF, and COTU, spearheading the demand for separate administration for the Kuki-Zo, amidst the strife that began on May 3rd in Manipur, demonstrated a compassionate act that may catalyze reconciliation.
To bring normalcy in the state, the Manipur government has now opened up the highways from the valley region to the hill region for normal public transport, after putting additional security forces along the highway.