The uncivilized act of digging up National Highway (NH) 202 by Kukis of Shangkai village under Litan Police Station of Ukhrul district has come to light on 30 May 2026, said the Working Committee of the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL).
The act was believed to have been instigated and backed by Kuki narco-terrorists and cadres under the Suspension of Operation (SoO) pact, a TNL statement said, describing it as “a shame to the migrant Kukis treating public property as their own and exposing their sheer lack of civility before the eyes of the world.”
Peeved with NH Damage
The Working Committee of the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) has taken serious exception to the damages caused to NH-202, which has been under indefinite blockade by Kuki civil society organisations since 13 May 2026.
“In this regard, the State government must not remain a mute spectator,” the TNL statement said.
Call for Arrests, Court Trial
“The chief of Shangkai village and his village authority council should be held accountable for the intentional damages caused to public property,” the TNL asserted.
“The authorities must initiate action, arrest the persons responsible for such an illegal act and put the culprits to trial in the court of law,” it demanded.
Poppy Cultivation, Drug Cartel Involvement
The statement also made broader allegations against the Kuki community. “It is noteworthy to mention that the Kuki refugees have scant respect for humanity and the land—which is never theirs from time immemorial,” it said.
“A large scale of forest land that belongs to the Nagas has been adversely affected due to poppy cultivation undertaken by the migrant Kukis, and the soil has also been damaged beyond repair on account of excessive use of harmful chemicals and fertilizers,” the TNL alleged.
“It is also a well-known reality that the Kuki villagers are involved in drug cartel across the border and funding terrorism in the State of Manipur,” the statement added.
Call to Abrogate SoO
The TNL urged the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, to “once again take serious note of the matters regarding the involvement of Kuki cadres under SoO pact in various nefarious and terror activities in the hills of Manipur and across the Indo-Myanmar border.”
“The SoO agreement between the Kuki militants and the GoI should be abrogated without any delay to save Manipur from further damages,” the statement exerted.