New Delhi: Amid the fresh spate of violence and protests in Manipur, a group of Imphal-based influential Meitei civil society organisations under the banner of Coordinating Committee on Manipur (COCOMI) on Sunday (April 19) announced a boycott of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state, reported New Indian Express.The COCOMI appealed to the public to not participate in any activity of the BJP or its leaders. It also demanded a detailed statement from chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on why his government had not been able to prevent the attacks on civilians.“It’s a self-styled government, as he (Singh) is not connected to any civil society organisation of any community in the state. Wherever he has moved, it seems to be very personal. He has forgotten the core agenda of ‘narco-terrorists’ and militants moving around, killing innocent people,” said Shanta Nahakpam, a senior member of COCOMI.Nahakpam added that in the opinion of COCOMI and the people of the state, everyone in the BJP was responsible for failing to get a secure a response from the Union government on what he termed the “proxy war” against the indigenous population.“The Chief Minister, the present government and the previous government have not been able to provide any answers on the proxy war. Therefore, COCOMI and the people of Manipur announce the boycott of any activity of the BJP in Manipur. We appeal to everyone not to participate in any kind of activity of the BJP or any of its elected members and leaders,” he said, reported New Indian Express.Meanwhile, Manipur’s apex Naga organisation, the United Naga Council (UNC), has announced a three-day shutdown in Naga areas from midnight of April 20 to midnight of April 23 to mourn the killings of two Naga individuals and “as a collective expression of condemnation”.Fresh protests are rocking Manipur after two children were killed and their mother seriously injured on April 7 in Tronglaobi village in Bishnupur district. The incident occurred due a projectile, suspected to have been fired by Kuki militants, falling on their home.People have since taken to the streets. According to news reports, three protesters were killed on April 8 and at least 30 people injured after armed forces fired at them as they tried to storm a CRPF camp. On April 14, another 18 people were injured after security forces fired at protesters in Bishnupur. Five people were also injured on Saturday after security forces used smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse protesters in Imphal West. On April 18, two more civilians were killed in firing in Ukhrul.Life in Imphal has been affected after a five-day statewide shutdown call given by Meitei women’s groups and civil society organisations. Govindas Konthoujam, the state’s home minister has appealed to the organisations to withdraw the shutdown in the interest of public welfare and the normal functioning of the state.