Coordinated mass rallies and sit-in protests swept across Naga-inhabited districts of Manipur on Saturday, with demonstrators demanding the immediate termination of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with Kuki militant groups and the swift implementation of the September 26 Guwahati tripartite agreement. The protests were spearheaded by major tribal coalitions, including the United Naga Council (UNC), the Joint Tribes Council of Manipur (JTCM), and the Chandel Naga People’s Organisation (CNPO).
The apex bodies escalated their grievances by submitting a comprehensive memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit Shah through the deputy commissioner of Senapati district, seeking direct federal intervention to end the ongoing regional conflict. In Tamenglong headquarters, hundreds of people from the Inpui, Liangmai, Rongmei, and Zeme communities marched under the JTCM banner from Apollo Ground to Haipou Jadonang Park.
The demonstrators carried placards demanding the fulfillment of commitments under the Guwahati agreement, the revocation of the SoO pact, and the immediate withdrawal of the Assam Rifles from border areas and active conflict zones. In Chandel, a parallel mass demonstration organised by the CNPO drew participants from 11 tribal groups at Chandel Main Stadium.
The Chandel rally endorsed the positions of the UNC and the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) and presented a five-point charter of demands calling for an end to civilian killings and an immediate halt to what organisers described as proxy warfare against indigenous communities. Addressing reporters during the demonstration, CNPO President Dilbung Francis Thandok said the current security and political climate in Manipur had become entirely untenable.
Thandok said the synchronized rallies were intentionally held to force government intervention, compel executive accountability, and establish a time-bound framework to restore permanent normalcy and peace in the state.
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Publish Date: 2026-11-01 15:58:00
