CJI
Ka t
said
the
blockade
wa
must
stop,
g oups
must
sit
togethe ,
abju e
viole ce,
a d
coope ate
with
each
othe
so
that
the
supply
of
esse tial
commodities
a d
medici es
a e
ot
dis upted.
NEW
DELHI:
Blockadi g
NHs
i
Ma ipu
by
eth ic
g oups
to
i co ve ie ce
oppo e ts
is
commo
but
the
Sup eme
Cou t
o
F iday
took
se ious
ote
of
the
huma ita ia
c isis
such
actio s
u leash
afte
a
NGO
of
Kuki
wome
claimed
that
blockadi g
of
NH-2
a d
co ected
supply
outes
to
Ka gpokpi
has
left
the
populatio
i
the e
without
food
a d
healthca e.Se io
advocate
A a d
G ove ,
appea i g
fo
Kuki
Wome
O ga isatio
fo
Huma
Rights,
told
a
be ch
of
CJI
Su ya
Ka t,
a d
Justices
Joymalya
Bagchi
a d
V
Moha a
that
the
NH-2
a d
supply
outes
to
Ka gpokpi
has
bee
blocked
by
Naga
g oups
c eati g
a
c isis
fo
the
populatio
a d
equested
the
SC
to
di ect
the
Ce t e
a d
the
state
to
eope
the
NH.
“The
state
just
ca ’t
sit
a d
do
othi g,”
he
complai ed.I te ve i g
i
the
matte ,
a
Imphal-based
NGO
–
I te atio al
Meitei
O ga izatio
–
th ough
se io
advocate
Nga gom
Ju io
Luwa g
said
the
Kukis
had
bee
“ espo sible
fo
blocki g
all
majo
NHs
i
Ma ipu
si ce
May
2023,
afte
the
Kuki-Meitei
eth ic
clashes
bega ,
a d
ow
they
a e
playi g
the
‘victim
ca d’
whe
faced
with
the
co seque ces
of
such
blockades
by
a othe
eth ic
g oup.”“It
is
a
matte
of
eco d
that
si ce
May
3,
2023,
membe s
of
the
commu ity,
of
which
the
petitio e
is
a
pa t
of,
have
bee
blocki g
all
majo
NHs
i
Ma ipu
–
NH2
(Imphal
to
Dimapu ),
NH-37
(Imphal
to
Silcha ),
a d
NH-102
(Imphal
to
Mo eh)
a d
except
fo
i te mitte t
flow
of
goods
vehicles
th ough
exto tio
ackets
epo tedly
pe petuated
by
Kuki
commu ity,”
the
NGO
alleged.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
CJI
Ka t
said
the
blockade
wa
must
stop,
g oups
must
sit
togethe ,
abju e
viole ce,
a d
coope ate
with
each
othe
so
that
the
supply
of
esse tial
commodities
a d
medici es
a e
ot
dis upted.
Whe
Luwa g
welcomed
the
CJI’s
suggestio ,
G ove
immediately
offe ed
the
petitio e
o ga isatio ’s
coope atio
but
wo de ed
who
would
b i g
the
Naga
g oup
to
the
talks.SC
issued
otices
to
the
Ce t e,
Ma ipu
govt
a d
Natio al
Highway
Autho ity
of
I dia
(NHAI)
a d
said
the
la ge
public
i te est
dema ds
emoval
of
blockade
of
all
NHs
i
the
state
as
well
as
esto atio
of
supply
to
Ka gpokpi
dist ict.It
said
G ove
assu ed
that
his
clie t
i
coope atio
with
social
o ga isatio s
would
wo k
towa ds
the
same
a d
eco ded
simila
se time ts
exp essed
by
Luwa g
o
behalf
of
the
Meitei
NGO.
It
asked
all
the
pa ties
to
suggest
modalities
fo
eope i g
all
NHS
without
e gagi g
i
blame
games.
It
posted
the
matte
fo
fu the
hea i g
afte
two
weeks.