The Manipur ethnic violence began a year ago. To say "a year ago" is the strangest thing about the situation for a state that borders the troubled, junta-ruled Myanmar.
The ITLF argued that the Manipur government's directive to submit weapons to jurisdictional police stations is based solely on election-related matters, could escalate tensions and insecurity among the Kuki-Zo people.
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 .
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