Imphal: A prominent Kuki organisation has requested the Assam
Rifles not to deploy its unit under the command of a Meitei officer at Sehlon
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 subdivision in Chandel district said the
law and order situation in Manipur is still unstable and it can aggravate with
a little misadventure and miscalculation on the part of the security
establishments.
“We have no intention to interfere in the routine movement of Assam
Rifles battalions, but leaving the charge of a unit to a Meitei officer at this
time and place will not serve the interest of the public of the area,” it said.
“We want to maintain cordial relations with the Assam Rifles as
usual. We wish our goodwill gesture is reciprocated accordingly,” added the
letter, signed by association president T Sheithang Haokip.
Residents in the Dingpi area under the Khengjoi Sub-Division in
Chandel district protested against the proposed deployment of the Assam Rifles
Unit under the command of a Meitei officer at Sehlon, Chandel district on
Sunday.
