Imphal: The proposed 48-hour state-wide bandh called by the Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) from midnight of March 25 was suspended after a meeting between the state officials and representatives of the student body on Thursday.
According to KSO general secretary Thanglenmang Simte, at the invitation of the state government, a meeting was held between the representatives of the student body and state government officials at the office chamber of the tribal affairs and hills minister Vungzagin Valte in Imphal.
During the meeting, the KSO reiterated their standpoint not to accept any decision to delete ‘Any Kuki Tribes’ (AKT) from the scheduled tribe list of Manipur.
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After a long discussion, according to Simte, the state government acknowledged the genuineness of the KSO’s demand and requested the student body to put on hold their agitation until the next cabinet meeting, to be held within a short period.
“Considering the seriousness of the state government to resolve the demand of the Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) favourably, the proposed 48 hours bandh has been temporarily suspended,” said Simte in a statement.
The Kuki Students Organisation would resort to agitation if the government fails to consider KSO demand and decides to delete Kuki tribes, he added.