Imphal, Aug. 11 -- Six proscribed underground outfits in Manipur have announced a boycott of India's Independence Day celebrations on August 15, 2025, and have called for a total shutdown across the state from 1:00 AM to 6:30 PM.

The groups, united under the Coordination Committee (CorCom), have urged the public in the northeastern states to refrain from attending the celebrations and instead observe the day as a "black day" by hoisting black flags.

The CorCom consists of six banned groups: Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), its Progressive faction (PREPAK-Pro), Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), and the United National Liberation Front (UNLF).

A state...