Meitei, Kuki groups junk Centre's Manipur 'deals'

Manipur’s peace process faced significant setbacks as the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities rejected the Centre’s “key deals” aimed at restoring normalcy, including a highway reopening and an extension of a suspension of operations agreement with tribal militant groups. Both sides expressed discontent, with Kuki-Zo groups denying Meitei access to their territory and the Meitei coordinating committee criticizing the government’s actions as undemocratic and harmful to their rights.

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