Naga Village in Manipur Sets Four-Day Deadline for Action

• Naga village in Manipur’s Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi district sets a four-day deadline for action against “armed encroachers” growing poppy for opium.

• The village authorities claim Kuki groups and individuals have been causing difficulties for Liangmai Naga landowners.

• Residents accompanied a team of 30 police personnel to destroy illegal poppy plantations on November 20.

• The operation aligns with the government’s “war on drugs” and is part of the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur.

• The village authorities threaten to drive the encroachers out if the government fails to take action.

• Seven Imphal Valley-based organizations have submitted a memorandum to the United Nations Secretary General, international human rights bodies, and the Government of India demanding immediate action over the “massacre” of women and children in the Jakuradhor area.