Newmai News Network Imphal | September 13 Thousands paid tributes to those Kukis killed during the Kuki-Naga ethnic clashes which took place between 1992 and 1997 in Manipur. The Kuki civil society under the banner of Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) has been observing September 13 as ‘Sahnit Ni’ or Black Day every year to fondly remember those who had died during the carnage. Functions were organised across Kuki-dominated areas to mark the day. Rallies were also staged as part of the anniversary observance. Several leaders spoke on the occasion. They expressed remorse over the bloodshed and regretted that the Government of India has not been heeding to the long-pending demand of the Kuki civil society that all perpetrators responsible for the carnage should be brought to justice. Over 1,00,000 Kuki villagers were displaced besides the destruction of 360 Kuki villages during the violence, the Kukis alleged. A key demand raised by major Kuki social organisations has been that all culprits responsible for the bloodshed should be brought to justice before coming through a ‘final solution’ to the Naga issue. The NSCN (IM) in August this year announced that the peace parleys between the Government of India and the outfit was now on the verge of coming to through a ‘final solution.’ At the event, the speakers derided the leaders at the Centre for ignoring the plight of the Kuki people. They said, “More than 60 memorandums have been submitted to the Central leaders, including Prime Ministers, urging them to deliver justice. But the demand has remained unfulfilled despite the request.”
