COCOMI Demands 'Farmer Safety Zone' in Imphal Valley Periphery Areas

COCOMI demands 'farmer safety zone' in Imphal Valley periphery areas

The COCOMI also demanded shoot-at-sight orders in the periphery areas of the valley to deal with any unauthorised armed intruder, especially those carrying assault rifles or deadly firearms

COCOMI calls for ‘farmer safety zone’ with shoot-at-sight orders

Imphal, June 21: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) on Saturday urged the government to declare a ‘farmer safety zone’ with shoot-at-sight orders in vulnerable agrarian areas. The appeal follows an incident on June 19, when Ningthoujam Biren Singh, a cultivator from Phubala Awang Maning Leikai, was shot in the left arm by unidentified armed attackers while working in his paddy field at Phubala Maning in Bishnupur district. …

COCOMI Urges Govt to Protect Valley Farmers Amid Fresh Attacks, Warns of Mass Protests

Imphal, June 20: The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an apex civil body, has asked the government to take urgent steps to protect valley farmers from attacks by armed militants during the ongoing paddy cultivation season. COCOMI convenor Khuraijam Athouba told reporters that farmers are being attacked while working near the hill and foothill […]