Naga Groups Seek PM Modi's Intervention Against Kuki Armed Attacks in Manipur

Three Naga civil society organisations have formally petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging his personal intervention to halt a wave of violence targeting Naga villages in Manipur's hill districts by Kuki armed groups. The appeal, delivered Saturday (May 9, 2026), cited repeated attacks in Ukhrul, Kamjong and other areas, including a May 7 assault on Z. Choro, Namlee-Wanglee and Kaka villages that destroyed homes and displaced residents.

The memorandum was signed by leaders of the United Naga Council, Naga Women’s Union, and All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur, and alleges that Myanmar-based Kuki National Army-Burma (KNA-B), supported by Kuki groups under India’s Suspension of Operations (SoO) arrangement, conducted the attacks using drones and rocket launchers. The groups described the assaults as a coordinated foreign-backed military incursion, not ethnic clashes, and cited cross-border movement of armed cadres.

The petitioners accused the central government of violating Article 355 of the Constitution by failing to protect Manipur from external aggression and undermining the 2015 Indo-Naga Framework Agreement. They demanded immediate eviction of KNA-B, People’s Democratic Force and SoO cadres from Naga areas, a judicial inquiry into the attacks, restoration of highway movement, and safeguards for Naga ancestral lands.

The organisations warned that continued government accommodation of Kuki armed groups threatens the credibility of the Naga peace process and national security. They called on Prime Minister Modi to ensure a just political settlement and protect India’s eastern frontier.

The Prime Minister's Office has acknowledged receipt of the memorandum; no official response has been issued. The Ministry of Home Affairs is expected to review the allegations ahead of a scheduled security meeting on Tuesday.