"If Suffering Is Deemed Our Right...": More Kuki-Zo Groups Call For Election Boycott In Manipur
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"... If suffering is deemed our right in India, then we choose not to participate in the Indian parliament elections," the Kuki National Assembly said in a statement, and condemned the killing of two "village defence volunteers"
The Kuki National Assembly (KNA) has condemned the killing of two "village defence volunteers" in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Saturday, allegedly by an armed group from the valley. The KNA appealed to the Kuki-Zo tribes not to vote in the Lok Sabha elections in protest against what it called atrocities against the tribes.
In a statement, the KNA alleged the Arambai Tenggol, supported by forces, attacked Kangpokpi's Phailengmol area and killed the two "village defence volunteers".
"... If suffering is deemed our right in India, then we choose not to participate in the Indian parliament elections," the KNA said in a statement signed by its spokesperson Mangboi Haokip.
