A total and absolute shutdown will be rigorously enforced in Sadar Hills, Kangpokpi District, on May 3, marking the solemn occasion of the Kuki-Zo Martyrs’ One Year Remembrance Day.
The Kuki-Zo community will solemnly commemorate the Kuki-Zo Martyrs’ One Year Remembrance Day, rallying under the powerful theme “Be Strong and Courageous,” drawn from Joshua 1:9.
The solemn event will be held at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Phaijang village, Sadar Hills Kangpokpi District, under the aegis of the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Sadar Hills Kangpokpi District, with the resounding slogan “You Sacrifice Your Today for Our Tomorrow.”
The total shutdown will commence from midnight of May 2 and culminate on midnight of May 3.
As directed by CoTU, the Kuki-Zo community will display unity and respect by hoisting black flags at their respective homes on May 3 to commemorate Remembrance Day. They will also observe a candlelight vigil from 7 pm onwards in their respective homes.
Additionally, the same candlelight vigil will be held along the National Highway from Gamgiphai to Taphou and in all bazaar areas.
The occasion will be marked by profound gun salute with CoTU leaders handing a memorandum in connection with Separate Administration to PM Modi through Deputy Commissioner, Kangpokpi.
To honour the fallen Kuki-Zo martyrs and demonstrate unity, all churches in Sadar Hills Kangpokpi District will hold a mass prayer within their premises, followed by candlelight vigils outside each church
