Kuki Zo Council Says Attack On Assam Rifles At Nambol Exposes Anti National And Secessionist Character Of Meitei Militants Groups

Condemning the attack on a convoy of Assam Rifles at Nambol Sabal Leikai in Bishnupur district on Friday night, the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) stated that the incident exposes violent, anti national and secessionist character of Meitei militant groups.

KZC issued a statement on saturday in condemnation of the ambush which claimed the lives of two Assam Rifles personnel and leaving five others injured.

KZC stated that such savage incident brings back the painful memory of the killing of Colonel Viplav Tripathi, his wife, and young son by Meitei militants in 2021 and that such repeated assaults on India's security forces are not isolated cases but part of a continuing pattern of hostility against the Indian State by armed Meitei groups.

History has shown time and again that these militants reject the idea of India and thrive on violence and terroг says KZC.

What the majority Meitei did to the minority Kuki-Zo community in 2023 further testifies to their inhuman and barbaric nature. More than 250 innocent Kuki-Zo lives were taken; women were raped; bodies cut into pieces; over 7,000 homes and 360 places of worship were reduced to ashes; and more than 40,000 people were chased away from their homes, stated the release.

"These are not mere conflicts but acts of ethnic cleansing. Such atrocities reflect not only the brutality of the Meiteis but also the complete absence of humanity, sympathy, and compassion in their actions", KZC added.

KZC claimed that, for decades, the Meitei have also exploited and monopolized development funds intended for the tribals of the hills, leaving the tribal people deprived and neglected. Now, their project has extended to the systematic expulsion of the Kuki-Zo people from their lands, the release stated.

Stating that the cumulative evidence of violence, discrimination, and oppression makes it abundantly clear that peaceful coexistence under the same administrative framework with the Meiteis is no longer possible, KZC urged the Government of India to recognize the gravity of the situation and pave the way for a political settlement at the earliest.