Internally displaced persons living at the Kwakta Relief Camp in Bishnupur district staged a protest on Saturday, demanding that the government ensure their immediate return to their native villages.

The demonstrators expressed strong objection to the ongoing Sangai Festival, arguing that the state should first address their prolonged displacement before hosting a major tourism event.

The IDPs said they have spent more than two years in relief camps, and despite their continued suffering, the government appears more focused on projecting normalcy.

“If they can organise the Sangai Festival thinking normalcy has returned, then why can’t they allow us to go home?” one of the protesters asked.

Tension had also flared on Friday at Phugakchao Ikhai, where a large group of displaced residents

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