*MANIPUR A ZOMI MOVEMENT TAWH KISAI TAMLOU* By Pu K. Guite,Founder President, ZRO & Political Adviser, ZRO. *HONG KIPATDAN* Zomi teng gawmkhawmna dia movement i pat uh British hun lai pek himahleh Manipur a Zomi movement i patkhiak uh sawtlua nailou hi. ZRO hong pianma in Pu T.Gougin, Pu Thianzakham@ S.K.Simte, Lalneihthang@ Zokhankhual, etc te makaihna in Daizang khua ah kum 1972 in Zomi National Congress(ZNC) na phutkhia uhi. Amaute’n Pu S.Thangkhangin, M.Phil, JNU a simlai samkhia in Zomi ihihdan nasatak in hon tangkoupih ua thupi kasa mahmah hi. Zomi ihihna kiphawk in, laa phuakthei in phuak, a gelhthei te’n gelh, ninam adia kalsuan thei in kalsuankhia in pan i la ua, khopi tuamtuam bang ah ALZOSA dinkhiak ahi. Kum 1988 in Champhai ah 1st World Zomi Convention nasatak in hon sai ua, huai nung sotlou in daltu tamtak ziakin, vangtahhuai tak in, Manipur a ZNC makaihna a Zomi movement hong muihkik a, poi petmah hi. Bangteng hileh, Manipur Zomi movement khangthu ah, ZNC leh huailai a heutute’ contribution chiamteh tham ahihna bei ngeilou ding hi. I theih dia hoih mahmah khat ahihleh, ZNC in kum 1980 a V.V.Giri, President of India kianga Memorandum a piakna ah, ‘unleash the political chain that binds Zomi(dismantle the political barriers between the Zomi of Burma and India’ chih thulu na zang uhi. ZNC movement bei khat suak mahleh, huailai sawng mah in research scholar tamtakin Zosuan minam ihihna diktak suikhia in hong tangkou khia uhi. Amaute laka chepteh tham mahmahte ahihleh Dr. Tualchin Neihsial, Pu S. Thangkhangin, Pu L. S. Gangte, Pu Dr. Kamkhenthang, Pu Dr. Vumson, Pu Lal Dena, Pu Rev. Dr. Mangkhosat Kipgen, Pu Rev Prim Vaiphei, Rev. Dr. Sing Kho Khai, Rev Khup Za Go, etc ahi ua, amaute laigelhte muhtheih in omvek lai hi. Kum 1990s bullam apan Manipur singtangmite’ politics huihnung hong chituam mahmah a, galvantawi tuamtuam apan nawkna tuamtuam kituak hi. Hiai hun a i dinmun haksatdan, thawmhau dan leh i mangbatdante ka ngaihsut chiang in, Judate Aigupta a saltan lai bang lungsim ah hong kilang thei hi. Huchi’n Zomi nam lamkai leh Saptuam heutute leng patau in, awlmohna lianpi nei uh ahi ngei dia, December, 1992 EBC(ECC) Khawmpilian khit in Consultative meeting sam zihzeh uhi. Hiai hun a makaipi a pang Phamsa Rev.T.Jamkhothang panlakna manghilh theih vual ahi kei hi. Chial a ka om bang in kei leng consultative meeting ah kava tel zel hi. Heutu paikhawm te’n, ut leh utlouh thu gentheih omlou in, Pawlpi khat bawlkhiakna dia mohpuakna piak in ka om hi. New Bazar a Pu K. Vungzalian, Ex-Minister’ innsawngtung, common room ah hon final khum ua, Phamsa Upa T. Phungzathang, Ex-Minister in thumsakna hon nei hi. Huchi’n Jan 1993 sung ngei a Diphu nusia a Lamka hong pemtou dia thupiak toh ka kikhen uhi. Lamka ka hong tun in koi a bangchi pat ding chih ngaihtuah ngal ahi a, Aizawl a om Pu Tielkhal, CNF heutu kava kimuhpih ua, belhtak ana hi khol kei. Huchi’n Lamka hong kik in, Burma a Kachin Independent Army (KIA) heutute toh kimu di’n kei, L. Tualkhanhau, G. Vungsuanthang leh Pu Tunzakham Hangzo ka kisa ua, Rev T. Jamkhothang in thumna toh hon khakhia hi. Burma ah Pu Thanglianpau, Gen.Secretary, ZNC(Burma) leh elected MP, Burma in hon makaih hi. Ka kimuhpih dingte uh Pawl min lou a muh theihlouh ahih ziakin, kou leng ka kikumkhawm ua, i hihna diktak leh sak leh khang in i pomtheih pen uh Zomi ahih banah, researcher leh historian teng in leng Zosuan, Zomi ihihdan leh min dangte (Chin, Kuki leh Lusei) midang te’n hon sapna ahihdan nial vuallouh a suikhia khinta ahih ziak in, Pawlpi min ding in Zomi Re-unification Organisation (ZRO) chih April 1993 in, Phaphian mun ah, namkipna kon nei uhi. Pawlpi phuhkhiak dia thupukna bawl hun Feb, 1993 hi a, amin hong kiphuah April, 1993 ahi. Ahi a, hiai hun in leng Pawlpi structure bangmah bukimtak a lepfel ahi nai kei. Huchi’n KIA Chairman Pu Brangsai, Chief of Army Staff Pu Zawmai leh Foreign Secretary Pu Zongkhra te toh ka kimu ua, a siam un a hon deihsak mahmah uhi. Lamka ka hong tunkik un, New Lamka YPA Hall lui ah heutu tamtak paikhawm in, report piakna leh ZRO structure/body bawlfelna kinei hi. Heutute’n hamphatna hon pia ua President hihna ka let banah, Pu Thanglianpau@Daniel Thang in Vice President, D. Kamsuanthang, Gen.Secretary, Thangzakhum, Fin.Secretary chihte guan masak ahi. Mobilization leh awareness campaign patngal ahi. Gam leh nam it tuailai bangzah hiam in gamnuai zuan ngal ua, Pu Kaizasang makaihna toh training kibawl in, huchi’n Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) hong piangkhia hi. Kum Sept, 1993 in Delhi ah Thanglianpau@Daniel Thang toh ka hoh ua, India Government kiangah dawlkhaat kiseplut hi. Tua dawlkhaat ah, ‘re-unification of all Zomi of Burma and India into one political unit’ chih thulu kipansan hi. Mobilisation bawl na ah, tribe tuamtuam heutute ki lutchilh masa hi. Hiai hun a hon malakpih Pu L. Chinkhanlian, Editor, Manipur Express, Pu Kapchhung, Gen.President YPA GHQ, Pu Chin Ngaihpau, Gen.Secretary, YPA GHQ, Pu S. Chinzalam, Pu N. Thangchinhau, etc te manghilh theih vual ahi kei uh. Tribe sung mobilization gahsuah in, kum 1995 in STC(SNC), VPC(VNO), PTC(PNC) leh Teddim Chin Union (TCU) te’n Charter of the Zomi Re-Unification Organisation suaikai a sasin-salung nekhawm in Pawlpi namkipna leh minam adia panlakna hon neitou ngekngek uhi. Tuni chiang in tribe 9 bang in sasin-salung nekhawm in Zomi movement ah i semkhawm theita ua, kipahhuai kasa mahmah hi. Huchi’n Manipur ah ZRO tuh Zosuan tribe tuamtuamte (tribe cheknokte ka chihsek ahi) khaikhawmtu hongsuakta hi. I theih chiatsa bang in, Pawlpi lamzangtak a paitou kimlai June 24, 1997 a KNF(P) te’n Saikul khuami, minautang 10 hon kaplup sak chiang in buaina meikuang hong kipankhia hi. I sanggam te’n hiaidan a hong dou hial dia gintakna bangmah a kineihlouh ziakin, buai kipat chil in vanzat bangmah kineilou hi. Himahleh, Burma a sanggamte toh kithuzak in, a neu a lian, a nai a gamla a om Zomi te i panghuan ua, gamtang thei zawdeuh a i om chiang in balance of power hong omthei in, huchi’n Oct, 1998 in unau kal a kilemna (Kuki-Zomi Peace Accord) i bawl thei uhi. Hiai peace accord thutuun poimoh mahmah ahihleh, nomenclature thu a kuamah ki imposed khum louh ding chih leh tax leng forced a kingetlouh ding chihte ahi. Hiai buai hun in Zomite’ Pathian i samkhawm ua, Saptuam te’ thumna leh panlaknate manghilh theih vual ahi kei hi. Kum 1997-’98 buaina ah si leh mang tampi i om a, poi mahmah in, khasiathuai mahmah hi; himahleh, Pathian in hiai buaina tungtawn in Zomite’ kipumkhatna, khovel theih a Zomi puanzakna, Pawlpi hatzawksemna leh Zomi movement suhattu hong suaksak maimah hi. Tamtak ten Zomi sihpih a hinpih ihihdan phoklou in, tuni’n Pawlpi bang i dem ekek ua, heutumasate’ vision leh kalsuannate bangmahlou in i koih uhi. Pawlpi Kivaipuakdan leng theilou i hia ahih keileh kitheih mohbawl i hia chih ding khop in i phengpaita uhi. Ettehna ding in, Pawlpi kiphuhkhiak chil in tribe te pansan pipen a kinei mah ahi. Ahi a, Pawlpi pen armed group khat hong hih chiang in, civil organization toh kalsuan kikim himahleh pumkhat suaktheilou hi. Civil organization or Tribes ten leng Pawlpi a tanvou a neih ding ahi chihthu hong ginkhiak tunglai in, ken bel, tanvou leh mohpuakna tonkhawm gige ahi (power and responsibilities), thautawite’ kalsuanna teng kou leng ka mohpuakpih ding uh na chihtheih uleh hoihlua ahi, himahleh, huai hizenlou a, policy kibang a kalsuankhawm in, tribe teng Council khat nuai ah kikhaikhawm leng hoihzaw ding ahi, ka chi hi. Huaimah paisuak in Zomi Council (apex body of Zomi CSOs), i bawlkhia ua, federal system a zui hi. Pawlpi’n bel Presidential form of democracy zui in tunitan i paitou tadih hi. Pawlpi a semtute minam adia hinna phal a kipiate hi a, CSO lam bel huaidan hilou hi. Hiaite banah, ZRO in Kivaipuakna Daan (Constitution) hoihtak kinei a kum teng in Annual Assembly kinei gige a, huai hun ah Annual Audited Statement velkhawmna, Annual Budget approve na leh maban kalsuan dingdante kikupkhawmna neih zel ahi. Kum nga (5 years) dan teng in General Assembly kinei a, Assembly palai paikhawmte’n (CEC member leh Cabinet) President ding telna kinei zel hi. A kallak a President deihlouhna leh muanzoh louhna omkha thei chihziakin Impeachment clause leng Constitution ah ki omsak hi. Hiai dante zuilou in President khekkhiak or paihkhiak theih hilou hi.