Kuki leader suggests creation of new union territories in Manipur
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A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Manipur and Kuki community leader, Paolienlal Haokip, has reportedly claimed that the only way forward to finding a peaceful solution to the state's widespread ethnic conflict is to create three separate union territories. In an interview with the news agency PTI, Haokip also sought "political and administrative recognition" for the "ethnic separation" in the northeastern state.