The Manipur Assembly session is scheduled to continue until September 7, with three sittings planned. File.
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The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex body of the Kuki community, has asked the Kuki-Zo MLAs to stay away from the State Assembly session beginning Wednesday (September 2, 2026).
The Manipur Assembly session is scheduled to continue until September 7, with three sittings planned.
In a statement on Tuesday (September 1, 2026), the KIM said the resumption of legislative proceedings should not be treated as a return to normalcy, as the community’s demand for a separate political administration remained unresolved.
It said Kuki-Zo MLAs must demonstrate solidarity with the community. It warned that those who ignore the directive would be seen as moving away from the community’s collective political position.
“At this critical juncture, the Kuki-Zo MLAs must stand firmly with their people. Political representation cannot be divorced from the political will of the people,” the KIM said.
The organisation maintained that there can be no return to “business as usual” without a political settlement for the community that has suffered since the ethnic conflict in Manipur erupted in May 2023.
Ten Kuki-Zo leaders, including seven of the Bharatiya Janata Party, were elected in Manipur’s 2022 Assembly elections. One of them, Vunzagin Valte, died in February after a long battle for survival.
Published – September 01, 2026 01:48 pm IST
