IMPHAL — In a significant display of cross-community solidarity, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) alongside various Naga civil society organizations announced plans to stage a massive public demonstration in the capital city of Imphal on October 31, aimed at halting what organizers have termed an engineered proxy war within the state.
This upcoming mobilization underscores deep-seated anxieties regarding the protracted ethnic unrest that has fractured local communities and crippled civic life over recent months. The collaborative stance between Meitei and Naga representatives marks a critical turning point in regional advocacy, as both factions seek to address the underlying security threats and external manipulations fueling the ongoing violence.
According to reports by EastMojo, the alliance is finalizing logistical preparations to ensure a strong turnout, drawing participants from diverse backgrounds to voice a unified demand for peace, accountability, and the restoration of law and order.
As the October 31 date approaches, security forces remain on high alert across the valley and surrounding districts to monitor the situation, while observers anticipate the demonstration will serve as a major pressure point on policymakers to implement decisive stabilizing interventions.