DEC 14, 2025 (DEL): Demanding the immediate, safe, and dignified return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their original homes in Manipur, several Manipur-based organisations staged a protest at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, December 14.
The protest was jointly organised by the Delhi Meetei Co-Ordinating Committee (DMCC), Manipur Students’ Association Delhi (MSAD), and United Kakching Students (UKS). The demonstrators asserted that displaced persons from both Meetei and Kuki communities continue to live in relief camps under unsafe and degrading conditions, more than a year after large-scale violence erupted.
Protesters unequivocally rejected what they described as a “divide-and-rule” policy, alleging that armed ethnic groups operating under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) framework are being patronised by the state, thereby deepening ethnic divisions and obstructing the return of displaced families.
The key demands put forward by the protesters include the immediate, safe, dignified, and unconditional return of all IDPs from both Meetei and Kuki communities, along with security, rehabilitation, and livelihood restoration; immediate dismantling of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) framework and an end to alleged state patronage of armed groups; an end to alleged divide-and-rule policies; and restoration of peace, unity, and constitutional order in Manipur.
