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- Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho has warned that continuing Naga-Kuki violence in the hill districts could make next year's State Assembly elections difficult to conduct.
- He and a group of nine Naga MLAs have written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding the removal of fellow Deputy CM Nemcha Kipgen, accusing her of staying silent when six Nagas were abducted and killed by a Kuki insurgent group headed by her husband.
- At least seven people have been killed in Kangpokpi district over the past week in renewed clashes, adding to the ethnic violence that began in May 2023 between Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities.
- Dikho said the Naga legislators are prepared to take "extreme steps" if the Centre does not act on their demands, and noted that Naga groups have enforced highway blockades while Kuki groups have imposed local restrictions.
What to watch next
- Whether the Union Home Ministry responds to the Naga MLAs' memorandum seeking Nemcha Kipgen's removal
- Whether Naga legislators follow through on threats to reconsider support to the BJP-led government
- Whether highway blockades are lifted and arrests are made in connection with the recent killings
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