A statement issued by Letngam Haokip and Paotong Doungel of Kuki Inpi, Tuibul Lhang said that the two villages have been coexisting peacefully down the decades.
As such, it would be best to settle their difference amicably through negotiation as per customary law, the statement said.
It also urged all individuals or groups to stay away from the dispute so that the two villages solve their problem amicably.
The statement also strongly condemned the incident where a large number of police personnel attempted to destroy houses of one particular village yesterday.
Source: The Sangai Express