churachandpur protests spiral, highway blocked, vehicle damaged
Imphal, Feb. 7 -- Protesters blocked a key highway and damaged a vehicle during a 24-hour shutdown imposed in Manipur's Churachandpur district over the support of three Kuki-Zo legislators to the new government in the ethnic violence-hit state. The support triggered violent protests in the region on Thursday.
The Kuki Zo Council, an apex body of the Kuki-Zo communities, supported a shutdown and announced a social boycott of the three, including deputy chief minister Nemcha Kipgen, for defying its decision and joining the government without their demand for a separate administration being addressed. P4...
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