Imphal, July 4 -- Tensions remain high in Manipur as Kuki-Zo civil society organisations have strongly opposed Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand's proposed visit to Churachandpur, saying the prevailing security situation and unresolved ethnic conflict make such a visit "untimely and inappropriate."

The Kuki Civil Society Organisations (KCSOs), a coalition of prominent Kuki-Zo bodies in Churachandpur, announced that no Meitei individual, government official, or delegation including the Chief Minister would be allowed to enter the district until a political resolution to the ongoing conflict is reached.

The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex socio-political organisation of the Kuki community, also appealed to the Chief Minister to postpone t...