Manipur’s Zomi ethnic group has renewed its demand for a self-administered zone on the lines of the Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam.
- They renewed their demand Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Manipur on December 27, 2020.
- The Zomi Council represents nine Zomi tribes and they are hopeful of the creation of Zoland Territorial Council (ZTC) under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
- Zomi council is an apex body of the Zomi tribes which include Gante, Kom, Mate, Paite, Simte, Tedim Chin, Thangkhal, Zou and Vaiphei.
- Zomi identified themselves as descendants of the Zo, the Tibeto-Burman people that speaks Chin-Kuki language group.
- They are scattered in Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur and Assam.
(Source: The Hindu and Indian Express)
