IT News
Imphal, Dec 3:
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has strongly criticized the Indian government for its failure to protect Manipur’s territorial sovereignty, claiming that the government’s inaction has allowed ethnic rebel groups from Myanmar to destabilize the region. Since the outbreak of the Kuki aggression in May 2023, COCOMI has closely monitored the situation and now calls for urgent clarity and action from the central government.
COCOMI points to recent statements from senior officials that highlight the systemic failures contributing to the crisis. Former Governor of Manipur, Anusuiya Uikey, revealed in an interview that there is an international hand behind the conflict, which has made it difficult to stop the violence. Similarly, Justice Siddharth Mridul, former Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court, noted that the ongoing violence is fueled by illegal infiltration, arms smuggling through Myanmar, and demographic changes over the years. COCOMI argues that these issues are compounded by the government’s ineffective border management.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has exposed the involvement of Kuki militant groups, such as the KNA, KNF, and UKNA, in serious crimes, including the murder of four civilians in January 2024. Despite these revelations, COCOMI claims that the Indian government has failed to take decisive action against these groups. Furthermore, the Indian government’s premature halting of an illegal immigration campaign in 2023, following the outbreak of violence, left thousands of illegal settlers unaccounted for and worsened the conflict.
COCOMI has called the ongoing situation “Kuki Aggression under the Disguise of India’s Proxy War” and accuses the government of deliberate inaction. The organization demands that the government recognize the crisis for what it truly is, rather than reducing it to an ethnic or communal conflict.
