Kuki strike hits Manipur

July 08, 2013 11:03 pm | Updated 11:03 pm IST - IMPHAL:

A 24-hour general strike called by the Kuki Statehood Demand Committee (KSDC) disrupted normalcy in all Kuki-dominated areas in Manipur on Monday.

The KSDC was protesting against the refusal by the Union government to carve out a Kuki State from Manipur and holding talks with Kuki militant organisations which had come out in the open after signing the suspension of operations agreement with the Centre.

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