ITLF spokesperson Ginza Vualzong said: "It has been over six months, and nothing has been done on our demand of a separate administration from the Manipur government. So, if our voice is not heard within a couple of weeks, we will set up our self-government, whether the Centre recognises it or not . As in a state or union territory, we will set up a self-government that will look into all matters in the Kuki-Zo areas. We have to do this since our voice has not been heard."
The deceased woman is believed to be one of the four missing persons, who were recently “abducted by unidentified men” from the Kangchup foothills in Imphal West district.
While speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said problems started in Manipur with the influx of Kuki refugees from neighbouring Myanmar after the military rulers there started a crackdown against militants in 2021. Manipur Violence: No Concrete Solution Offered Even After 100 Days, Alleges Manipur Tribals’ Forum Delhi.
Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, speaking on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, said that the violence in Manipur is a plan of foreign forces, trying to grab the state's territory.
The demand for a Scheduled Tribe status by the dominant Meitei community led to clashes with the tribal Kukis. Violence has gripped the state since 3 May with no end in sight. Now Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting the state and there’s hope that he could bring the two warring sides together