Members of the 'Zo United' stage rally demanding separate administration

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Manipur.

The rally was organized under the aegis of Zo United, a Civil Society Organisation parent body for all Kuki-Zo kindred Tribes in Manipur.
Albert Renthlei Convenor of the Zo United stated that the rally is to speed up the demand for separate administration for the Kuki, Zomi, Hmar and Mizo ( ZOs) while progress towards the grant of separate administration has been slow .

People denounced the Manipur state government and held placards like “Separate administration is the only solution”, “Metei government, down, down”, “Tribal area, tribal government” and “No solution, no rest”.

The organisation stated, “The Kuki-Zo kindred family have endured seven months of ethnic cleansing attack by the majority Meiteis, who controls the government, and the Kuki-Zo kindred family have borne the brunt of the violence with 203 villages totally burnt down, more than 7000 house burnt down to ashes, 152 souls have lost lives and more than 50,000 displaced.

The majoritarian policies of the Biren Singh government led to tensions and a complete breakdown of trust between the Meiteis and the tribals. This eventually led to the outbreak of the violence,”.

It said, "“We have been butchered and chased out of the capital and the valley areas.

Radical Meiteis are publicly saying they will not stop until they chase us all out of Manipur. There is no longer any hope for Kuki-Zo kindred tribes to live a dignified life in a state controlled by the Meitei community.

A separate administration is the only option for us. Kuki-Zo kindred tribes have been chased out of the capital and the prosperous valley areas with no possibility of going back.