Published on : 20 Nov 2025, 12:52 pm

Imphal: A large number of displaced residents from Manipur’s valley districts held a mass sit-in protest on Thursday, expressing strong opposition to the state government’s decision to organise the Sangai Festival while thousands continue to live in relief camps. The demonstrations were held simultaneously across several camps, where people demanded that the government focus on rehabilitation and restoring free movement before celebrating any major event.

Protesters held placards with messages such as “Free Movement First, Then Sangai Festival”, “We Boycott Sangai Festival”, and “First Resettlement, Then Celebration”. They said that holding a festival in the middle of an unresolved crisis was insensitive to the struggles faced by displaced famili

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