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Guwahati: The 10 Kuki-Zomi legislators of Manipur, including seven from BJP, on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeki.

Days after Kuki MLAs of Manipur requested PM Modi for a separate chief secretary and DGP for the Kuki-dominated hills areas in Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday asserted that everyone was ntitled to speak freely in a democracy.

Three villagers were killed in an exchange of fire between two groups in Thowai village of Manipurs Ukhrul district. Security forces arrived in the area and sounds of heavy gunfire were heard early on Friday morning. This happened after several days of peace in the area. The deceased were identified as Jamkhogin Haokip, Thangkhokai Haokip, and Hollenson Baite.

In a fresh round of violence in ethnic strife-torn Manipur, mutilated bodies of three youths were found following heavy gunfire at Kuki Thowai village in Ukhrul district on Friday, officials said. This is the first time that an attack in the recent bout of violence has occurred in Ukhrul district,

Due to security reasons, 10 tribal MLAs, who have been demanding separate administrations for tribals in Manipur, will boycott the state Assembly session scheduled to begin from August 21.Spokesman of the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum ...

The MLAs said the move to ask for separate administrative posts was necessitated since capital Imphal (Meitei dominated) “has become a valley of death and destruction for the Kuki-Zo people”. | Latest News India

The Kuki-Zo MLAs, including seven from the ruling BJP, have sent a petition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking creation of the posts of chief secretary and director general of police for the five hill districts of Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, Chandel, Tengnoupal and Pherzaw.

The MLAs said that the move to appoint a different set of officials was necessary since the state capital Imphal “has become a valley of death and destruction for the Kuki-Zo people” | Latest News India

Ten tribal MLAs from Manipur have written to Home Minister Amit Shah asking him to speed up the political dialogue for "recognition of ethnic separation" from the violence-hit northeast state.

Kuki MLAs despatched Rs 500 crore demand to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.