Remove Meitei officeer from Chandel, kukis ask Assam Rifles

Imphal: A prominent Kuki outfit has requested the Assam Rifles not to deploy its unit under the command of a Meiteis officer in Ceylon in Manipur’s Chandel district “in the interest of peace and security”.
In a letter to the Director General of Assam Rifles, the Kuki Chiefs Association (KCA) of Khengjoi sub-division of Chandel district said that the law and order situation in Manipur is still unstable and it is a little misguided. And may increase with miscalculation. security agencies.
“We have no intention of interfering with the normal movement of the Assam Rifles battalion, but leaving a matriarch in charge of a unit at this time and place would not serve the interests of the people of the area.”
We wish to maintain cordial relations with Assam Rifles as always. We desire that our goodwill be reciprocated accordingly,” the letter, signed by the association’s president, T Sheithang Haokip, added.
On Sunday, residents of Dingpi area under Khengjoi sub-division in Chandel district protested against the proposed deployment of an Assam Rifles unit under the command of Meitei officer in Sehlon of Chandel district.