Meira Paibis form human chain ‘to safeguard territorial integrity’ of Manipur

Imphal: Amid the Manipur crisis, crowds of people, mostly women and youths holding Meira (the traditional torch) formed human chains and marched on the streets of Imphal on Tuesday night.

Organised by the Coordinating Committee on Manipur (COCOMI), the gathering of torchbearers (Meira Paibis) shouted slogans that demanded the preservation of Manipur’s territorial integrity. The demonstration started at 8 pm on Tuesday and continued for about an hour.

The protestors also demanded that Assam Rifles deployment the state be replaced by Border Security Forces (BSF). They also demanded the state and Center to withdraw SoO agreement with Kuki militant groups and to declare them as ‘terrorists’.