Imphal Jun 23 UNA : The KNO advised the UPF and the individual Naga personalities engaged in projecting a sham of a political front in TPOM or SHTAADC to desist from petty politicking and begin addressing real concerns of the Kuki and Naga Tribals, whose rights have been trampled by majoritarian politics said the KNO press release on Sunday.
Yesterday witnessed the floating of a Tribal People’s Organization of Manipur, (TPOM) backed by the UPF, one of the Kuki armed insurgent groupings who are signatories of the SoO with the centre and state government of Manipur. The UPF had yesterday sent an invitation to the KNO to participate in the deliberations scheduled to be held today, the 22nd June at YPA hall, New Lamka. The KNO regretted that such an invitation should come at such short notice, and the fact that it could not, for want of consultation within its fold attend the said meeting.
Nevertheless, the KNO would like to make the following statements in so far as tribal peoples’ political roadmap in Manipur is concerned stated the KNO release signed by its information and publicity joint secretary, Stephen.
All constitutional provisions for protection of tribal rights in the Manipur have been meticulously followed in violation by the state government of Manipur since 1972.
Now, Tribal Peoples’ organization, Manipur, (TPOM) had proposed political arrangements within Manipur which presumes political unity between the two tribal groups, Naga and Kuki.
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