One of the Kuki-Zo MLAs who took part virtually, LM Khaute, pointed out that Vungzagin Valte, the MLA who was brutally assaulted in 2023 and died last month, has not yet been buried due to unresolved demands.
The Kuki-Zo Council’s strongly worded statement underlines the depth of mistrust that continues to define relations between the hill-based Kuki-Zo groups and the Meitei-dominated political establishment.
The Bill instead provides for a “places name committee” that “will give recommendations regarding the names of places subject to the approval of the government”.
According to the bill, a punishment of a maximum three-year jail term and a fine of Rs 3 lakh can be awarded to those found guilty of renaming villages/places without approval of the government.
Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, on his official X account, wrote, “NRC is crucial for safeguarding the interests of our state and contributing to the greater good of our nation”.
The only session since the start of the ethnic violence in the state was a one-day session on August 29, which lasted just 11 minutes and was wrapped up without a passing mention of the violence that had engulfed the state since May 3 last year.
No discussion on clashes in state, Cong questions a resolution declared passed at end of Session calling for peace “through dialogue and Constitutional means”
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