Imphal, Aug 10: Union Home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met Kuki-Zo leaders from a delegation of the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) and sorted out what could have led to another flashpoint in the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur.
Shah spent two hours to solve the vexed issues related to Manipur.
The latest problem pertained to the mass burial of tribal victims of the violence, whose dead bodies are in morgue for over three months.
On August 3, the ITLF had planned the mass burial of its 35 former members at S. Boljang village but Meitei groups had objected citing it is a government-notified land.
The tribal group had postponed its plans following a Home Ministry’s assurance that the matter will be solved in a week.
The area located along the boundary of Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts has seen frequent clashes between the Meiteis and Kuki-Zo tribals.
The Manipur High Court, which stayed the proposed burial in an interim order on August 3, has posted the matter for next hearing on August 30.
The ITLF said the Home Minister has requested them not to carry out the burial at the venue located in a conflict zone and to identify an alternate location.
They also submitted a list of 10 demands to Shah, including the deployment of forces in vulnerable areas and not allow state police forces to operate in hills.
Over 170 people have been killed and thousands displaced in the ethnic violence in Manipur since May 3, 2023.
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