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posted by: Kavya Mishra
Last updated: May 14, 2023, at 23:54 IST
People are rescued by the army from a violent area in Manipur, on May 6, 2023 (PTI File Photo)
A total of 5,822 people, belonging to the Chin-Koki-Mizu community, have been housed in temporary relief camps across six districts in Mizoram.
More than 5,800 people from Manipur have fled to Mizoram and are taking refuge in different districts, officials said on Sunday, following recent violent clashes between Metis and tribes in the neighboring state.
They said a total of 5,822 people belonging to the Chin-Koki-Mizu community are staying in temporary relief camps across six districts in Mizoram.
Officials said the Aizawl region currently had the highest number of such displaced people in 2021, followed by Colasip (1,847) and Sitwal (1,790).
Meanwhile, Mizoram Lok Sabha member Si Lalrosanga endorsed the request of the tribal MLAs in Manipur for a separate administration for the tribes.
Claiming that the tribes no longer exist under the Manipur government, 10 Kuki MLAs, including seven from the BJP, urged the center on Friday to set up a separate administration in the wake of the violent clashes.
The clashes had erupted in Manipur after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organized in the hill areas on May 3 to protest the Meitei community’s claim to Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
The violence was preceded by tension over the eviction of Koki villagers from protected forest lands, which led to a series of smaller disturbances.
Meiteis account for about 53 percent of the population of Manipur and most of them live in the Imphal Valley. Tribes – Nagas and Kukis – make up another 40 percent of the population and reside in the hill regions.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is republished from a syndicated news agency feed.)
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