IMPHAL, Feb 9: The Maoist Communist Party, Manipur has made a final appeal to the Film Forum, Manipur to abide by the guidelines on production of films adopted at Kangla and State Guest House in 2006 or accept the intervention from the party in execution of the public resolution.
The party had issued a warning that beginning February 15, punitive actions will be taken against producer, director, actors and all persons involved in the films that do not adhere strictly to the guidelines.The party is aware of a general perception that monetary demands always associate serious pursuance on any issue and the party has been a victim of it, stated MCP in a press release.
In the past, the forum had tried to put a cover on its misdeed and instead show the party in a bad light during a public meeting participated by civil society organisations who were mislaid. Such tactics will have no effect on MCP.
It stated that MCP had treaded on the issue with an objective of rectifying the anomalies in the state film industry and not for financial benefit. Neither can the party be bought for any sum of money.
The guidelines which the MCP are pressing the forum to follow were drafted by the forum and MCP has no hand while formulating them. The MCP’ position on the issue is clear. It demands that the forum should observed the stricture that it had pledge. Whatever outcomes materialised from the future conduct of the forum should be accepted by it, the release stated, adding that the party will no longer pratice liniency in implementing its resoultion.
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