The Working Committee of the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) in a press statement stated that the Chief of Shangkai village and his village authority council should be held accountable for the intentional damages of National Highway 202.
The press statement added “the uncivilized act of digging up the National Highway (NH) 202 by the Kukis of Shangkai village under Litan Police station of Ukhrul District has come to light on the 30th of May 2026. The act was believed to have been instigated and backed by the Kuki narco terrorist and cadres under Suspension of Operation (SoO) pact. What a shame to the migrant Kukis treating the public property as their own and exposing their sheer lack of civility before the eyes of the world.
“The Working Committee of the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) has taken a serious exception of the damages caused to the National Highway 202, which has been under indefinite blockade by the Kuki civil society organisations since the 13th of May 2026.
“In this regard, the State government must not remain a mute spectator. The chief of Shangkai village and his village authority council should be held accountable for the intentional damages caused to the public property. 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 is noteworthy to mention that the Kuki refugees have scant respect for humanity and the land— which is never theirs from time immemorial. 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. 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 Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, is once again impressed upon to 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” stated the statement issued by the Media Cell, Working Committee, TNL
