For the first time since 2023, a Meitei BJP MLA travelled to Kuki areas in Manipur to promote peace and unity

In a historic move since the ethnic violence that shook Manipur in May 2023, Meitei BJP MLA and former Rural Development Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh visited Kuki villages in the hill districts on Monday, signaling a confidence-building effort and a push for communal harmony.

Yumnam travelled to Litan, a Kuki hamlet in Ukhrul district bordering Myanmar, where he interacted with villagers and inquired about their lives and hardships over the past two and a half years. He also visited a relief camp at Litan Sareikhong Baptist Church, meeting with 173 Kuki inmates who fled their homes during the conflict.

Speaking to the villagers, Yumnam said, “With the coming of Christmas, we

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