Two Kuki MLAs of Manipur, on Monday (November 17, 2025), said that there has been no decision by the legislators of the community to join a popular government in the State, as reported in a section of the media.
Several Kuki-Zo organisations recently held a meeting in Guwahati to discuss the State’s situation, but no decision was taken there about the legislators joining a popular government, MLAs Chinlunthang Manlun and Haokholet Haokip said here.
At least 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in the ethnic clashes between Kuki-Zo communities and the Meiteis since May 2023 in Manipur. The State, which had been governed by a BJP-led coalition, is now under President’s Rule after N. Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister in February.
The Assembly was kept in suspended animation.
"At the Guwahati enclave, there was a discussion on popular government in Manipur. However, no decision has been taken by Kuki-Zo MLAs to join the formation as claimed. Not all Kuki MLAs were present at the meeting," Mr. Manlun and Mr. Haokip said in a statement.
