Manipur: Kuki-Zo members block Meitei pilgrimage route in Churachandpur

Safety was tightened in Manipur’s Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts on Monday, 14 April, as Meiteis camped in Moirang to undertake their annual pilgrimage to the Thangjing foothills — a web site they take into account sacred — whereas members of the Kuki-Zo neighborhood urged them to chorus from the journey.

To stop any untoward incident, safety deployment was elevated in Kwakta and Phougakchai Ikhai in Bishnupur district, officers stated. The pilgrimage path to Thangjing passes by way of these areas.

The Thangjing Hill is taken into account a sacred web site by the Meitei neighborhood, who historically go to the realm in April.

On Saturday, 12 April, a number of Kuki-Zo civil society organisations warned the Meitei neighborhood towards climbing the Thangjing Hill, stating that any such try “can be opposed tooth and nail”.

On Sunday, 13 April, many Meitei pilgrims from numerous components of the Imphal Valley supplied prayers on the Thangjing temple in Bishnupur and camped in a single day in Moirang and surrounding areas, getting ready for the pilgrimage within the days forward.

Nevertheless, tons of of Kuki-Zo neighborhood members gathered on the Thangjing Hill in Manipur’s Churachandpur district and staged demonstrations on Sunday to stop the Meiteis from enterprise their annual pilgrimage to the ‘sacred web site’, officers stated.