It appealed to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla not to fall into the ethno-centric views of the majoritarian Meitei community and to protect the minority Kuki-Zo community by granting “separate administration” under the constitutional provisions of Article 239A to “maintain the integrity of the country, especially to safeguard the North Eastern Frontiers of India.” On March 4, FOCS president T Manihar had stated the objective of the expedition was to deliver a message of peace. “After discussing the Union Home Minister’s directive, we decided to take out the peace expedition,” he had stated.FOCS is reportedly planning to go up to Naga-majority Senapati district from the Kangla Fort in Imphal. The road to Senapati goes through the Kuki-majority Kangpokpi district.Chairing a high-level review meeting on the Manipur security situation in New Delhi on March 1, Shah also directed that strict action should be taken against anyone attempting to create obstructions during free movement.Manipur has remained ethnically partitioned ever since the eruption of ethnic violence on May 3, 2023, which claimed over 250 lives and displaced 60,000 others.
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