𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐃𝐏𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫, 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from several relief camps across Manipur launched a month-long protest on Monday, December 1 at Lamboikhongnangkhong in Imphal West, reiterating their demand for assured resettlement by December 2025.

A delegation from the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), led by Convenor Khuraijam Athouba, joined the demonstrators and submitted a memorandum to the Governor and the Chief Secretary. The delegation urged authorities to fulfill previous commitments that all displaced families would be able to return to their original homes within the stipulated deadline.

Speaking at the demonstration, Athouba reminded that the assurance was given in the presence of the Governor.
“With the start of December, the countdown begins. We will continue this protest every single day throughout the month,” he declared. He further warned that any failure to ensure a safe and dignified return of the displaced population by year-end would prompt a stronger agitation by COCOMI and affected families.

The memorandum submitted stated, “We, the Internally Displaced Persons of Manipur, respectfully remind the Government of its assurance that all IDPs would be resettled within the month of December. Today marks the first day of the countdown — 31 days to resettlement.”