The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) representing the Kuki-Zo people in Manipur has announced “self-rule” in the districts dominated by the community members. The tribal community will have a separate chief minister, and government officials from the community who were forced out of State capital Imphal when the ethnic violence erupted in the State on May 3, will be given responsibilities, an ITLF leader said.
ITLF general secretary Muan Tombing told The Hindu on Wednesday that in wake of the “selective justice” by the Central government, they were compelled to take the step.
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