IMPHAL — Thousands of tribal men and women belonging to the Kuki-Zo community on Saturday took out rallies in three tribal-dominated Manipur districts and at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi in support of their demand for a separate Union Territory. The participants in the rallies raised slogans against Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s alleged objectionable remarks against people belonging to the Kuki-Zo community.  The rallies, organised by the Zomi Students’ Federation (ZSF) and the Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO), were held in Manipur’s Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, and Tengnoupal districts, and at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital. Responding to the call given by the ZSF and KSO, all markets, business establishments, schools and other institutions in the three Manipur districts remained closed on Saturday. The KSO, ZSF and their associate organisations have also submitted a memorandum to the respective Deputy Commissioners of the three districts highlighting their demands. A KSO statement said: “For a permanent solution to the Manipur ethnic crisis, the Kuki-Zo people urges the Central government to create a Union Territory with a legislative Assembly as it is critical for our survival. The Kuki-Zo people have the constitutional right to self-governance and to advance their community without any...