{"id":19504,"date":"2026-09-02T20:20:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=19504"},"modified":"2026-09-02T20:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:20:38","slug":"2-kuki-zo-mlas-set-foot-in-imphal-for-1st-time-in-3-years-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=19504","title":{"rendered":"2 Kuki-Zo MLAs set foot in Imphal for 1st time in 3 years | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133719778,imgsize-1168617,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/filephoto.jpg\" alt=\"2 Kuki-Zo MLAs set foot in Imphal for 1st time in 3 years\" title=\"MLAs Kimneo Haokip Hangshing and Haokholet Kipgen at the assembly\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"MLAs Kimneo Haokip Hangshing and Haokholet Kipgen at the assembly\">MLAs Kimneo Haokip Hangshing and Haokholet Kipgen at the assembly<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>GUWAHATI: Two Kuki-Zo MLAs travelled to Imphal Wednesday in defiance of a community whip and attended the Manipur assembly session in person for the first time since violence erupted in 2023, creating a hill-valley divide that is still to be bridged.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Saikul legislator Kimneo Haokip Hangshing of Kuki Peoples&#8217; Alliance (KPA) and Independent MLA Haokholet Kipgen of Saitu, both in Kangpokpi district, chose to be in the assembly for the first day of the session despite Kuki Inpi Manipur&#8217;s explicit instruction to stay away from Meitei-majority Imphal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Deputy CM Nemcha Kipgen and her BJP colleague, Henglep MLA Letzamang Haokip, attended the session over videoconferencing. <!-- -->Other four Kuki-Zo MLAs from BJP abstained. Manipur has nine Kuki-Zo MLAs, including two from KPA. Six of them had attended the budget session last Feb virtually.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>CM Y Khemchand Singh&#8217;s office issued a statement lauding the two Kuki MLAs for making what it termed a &#8220;historic physical return&#8221; to the assembly. &#8220;Their attendance comes after a gap of three and a half years, during which representatives from the community had not physically participated in person in House proceedings,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Singh attributed the MLA duo&#8217;s &#8220;positive step&#8221; to BJP-led govt&#8217;s efforts to reduce the trust deficit among communities. &#8220;With collective efforts, Manipur can strive to walk the path to peace,&#8221; Singh said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Kuki Inpi Manipur has barred elected community representatives from venturing into Imphal Valley until Union and state govts accede to their demand for a separate administration for the hills.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>While violence involving Kuki and Meitei communities has ebbed, Manipur is firefighting escalating tensions between Naga and Kuki groups in the hills, mainly along the Imphal-Tamenglong Road corridor in Kangpokpi. Since May 13, at least 17 people from Kuki-Zo and Naga communities have died in instances of violence along the Kangpokpi-Tamenglong stretch.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/2-kuki-zo-mlas-set-foot-in-imphal-for-1st-time-in-3-years\/articleshow\/133719773.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLAs Kimneo Haokip Hangshing and Haokholet Kipgen at the assembly GUWAHATI: Two Kuki-Zo MLAs travelled to Imphal Wednesday in defiance of a community whip and attended the Manipur assembly session in person for the first time since violence erupted in 2023, creating a hill-valley divide that is still to be bridged.Saikul legislator Kimneo Haokip Hangshing 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