GUWAHATI Ten Manipur MLAs belonging to the Kuki-Zomi-Hmar group of tribes have asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to let the displaced members of the community scattered beyond the State vote from wherever they have taken shelter.
In a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner on March 25, the MLAs said the eligible voters among some 50,000 displaced Kuki-Zomi-Hmar people living outside Manipur should be allowed to cast their votes using Aaadhar cards and other valid documents as many of them would have lost their voter identity cards.
The MLAs said most Kuki-Zomi-Hmar people fled the Meitei-dominated Imphal Valley after their houses, properties, and churches were destroyed by radical groups since May 3, 2023, when the ethnic conflict between the two communities started. .
