Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup

Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup
LeadersAchou Toijamba
Dates of operation1994 – Present
MotivesEstablish an independent state of Manipur
HeadquartersManipur
Active regionsNortheast India
IdeologyCommunism
Mao Zedong Thought
Separatism
Size900 (2008) 2,400(2023)
AlliesNSCN-K, Corcom, ULFA.
Opponents India (KYKL is designated as a terrorist organisation by the Government of India)[1][2]
Battles and warsInsurgency in Manipur

Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (or Kanglei Yaol Kanba Lup, trans.: "the Organisation to save the revolutionary movement in Manipur") is a Meitei insurgent group that operates in the state of Manipur in India. It was formed in January 1994 by a faction of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) led by Namoijam Oken in conjunction with splinter groups of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK).[3][4] It is a secessionist organisation and banned by the Government of India.[1][2] The group displays a strong ethnonationalist and nativist rhetoric in their announcements.[5][nb 1]

History

The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) was formed in 1964 by Arambam Samarendra, with the objective of achieving an independent and socialist Manipur. Following its loss of bases in Bangladesh after the latter's independence, it became a social organisation, and took up arms again in the early 1990s.[3][6] The Namoijam Oken's faction of UNLF split off from the parent organisation at this stage. In January 1994, it merged with the Ibopishak faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and the Meiraba faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) led by Meiraba, to form the KYKL.[3] From the beginning, the organisation appeared to have been allied with the Naga group NSCN-IM, which armed KYKL.[3]

In 1994, N. Oken and another leader Achou Toijamba clashed over organisational matters and the organisation split into two factions: KYKL (O) and KYKL (T). The Toijamba faction tied up with NSCN-K and used its camps in north Myanmar.[3] After five years, the two factions are said to have come together again, with the objective of achieving unity of insurgent groups in the region.[4]

Activities

According to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, the organisation is known for its ruthless measues against civilians and its campaigns to 'cleanse' the education system of Manipur.[7]

The organisation witnessed a resurgence during the 2023 Manipur violence.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ "According to the KYKL Chairman, the incessant influx of non-local people is a strategy of the alien rule."[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Banned Organisations in India". Ministry of Home Affairs, India. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Banned Terrorist Organisations". National Investigation Agency (NIA). Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e Rammohan, E. N. (April 2021), "Manipur: A degenerated insurgency", USI Journal, archived from the original on 25 April 2021
  4. ^ a b "Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup". Hindustan Times. 27 January 2005. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b "KYKL attributes all problems to 'alien' rule-II". The Sangai Express. 26 April 2021.
  6. ^ Szajkowski, Bogdan; Terranova, Florence, eds. (2004) [1983], Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World (4th ed.), C John Harper Publishing, p. 174, ISBN 0-9543811-2-2 – via archive.org
  7. ^ Hassan, M. Sajjad (2008), Building Legitimacy: Exploring State–Society Relations in Northeast India, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780199087914
  8. ^ Saikia, Arunabh (2 September 2023). "The return of Meitei insurgents marks a new turn in Manipur conflict". Scroll.in.


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