Imphal, May 6NNN : The Government of Manipur is trying to simplify and justify the burning down of 36 houses and granaries and destroying of other properties worth crores of rupees including valuable items and clothes belonging to Silent village by people from Seijang village numbering more than 1000 in a pre planned and well meditated manner is strongly condemned by Zeliangrong Youth Front (ZYF), All Zeliangrong Students Union (AZSU) and Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur (ZSUM alleged on Monday. Questioning the nature of the land dispute the statement also asked if this case can be taken as the one that permits to burn down another village.
At the same time, the government of Manipur appeals for maintaining peace without taking steps to pull up the perpetrators to book them as per the law of the land and hence this attitude of the Government could encourage those senseless people to repeat such beastly act in future, it said.
Asking who disturbs peace, the statement also asked why combing operation is not conducted to arrest all the suspects from Seijang village and why the Government is not ordering suspension order for all the police personnel who failed to turn up and intervene in time.
It also said that the Silent villagers did not retaliate against the senseless attackers because they wanted to excercise maximum restraint thereby avoiding human casualties and ugly scene.
“During physical visit and interaction with the villagers of the Silent village it is reported that the attackers were well equipped with fire arms and other deadly weapons”, the statement further said. All Manipur Tribal Union (AMTU) strongly condemned the burning down of Silent village causing complete dismantling of 36 houses by the villagers of Seijang village on May 3.
AMTU president D.P Panmei said such uncivilized act is not a solution to the land dispute between two villages . A team of the Naga People’s Organizations (NPO) visited the Silent village in Senapati district in which some 36 houses were burnt down by villagers of Seijang which is under Lamlai Police station in Imphal East district on May 3.
The team comprising of tribe hohos including the president and the general secretary of Maram Union, the vice-president and the information & publicity of Poumai Naga Union, the president and the finance secretary of Thangal Union and the president of Karong Senapati Town committee along with NPO executive council led by its president and the general secretary.
NPO has strongly condemned the ‘barbaric and cowardice act’ of the Seijang villagers to carry out such inhuman and unacceptable activities to another village. Stating that the attack and damages were carried out around 10:30 am when the Silent villagers were out in the paddy fields for normal household chores.
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