"We advise our community members to exercise their right by voting in the upcoming Lok Sabha election, but abstain from contesting in the Outer Manipur seat," said the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) in the statement issued on Monday.
Manipur's apex tribal body, the Indigenous Tribal Leader's Forum (ITLF) on Tuesday asked tribals belonging to the Kuki-Zomi community to "abstain from contesting" in the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha (ST) seat but cast their votes.It also .