Imphal, Dec 26MNS : The All India Tribal Students’ Association, Delhi and the Mongoloid people’s Forum solemnly appealed to the UNC and the ongoing bandh organizers to immediately call of the highly insidious bandh of communal tone and the proposed counter bandh in the hill by UNC in the interest of restoring peace and tranquility in the state. The Association also appealed to the KSO (Kuki student organization and the ZSF (Zomi Student federation). and the AMSU and DESAM to protect the people of Manipur from going haywire beyond control which is extremely alarming.
How did the molestation of an actress by of one NSCN (IM) cadre in Chandel, is followed by the Lathi – charging of a few delegates who tries to register their complaint to the Chief minister and subsequently the firing of a larger protesters by a policemen resulting in the death of an innocent journalist, culminate in an extremely Anti – hill people movement in the entire valley it was questioned.
If the motive of the bandh is to fight for justice, why thousands of innocent hill people who were on their way home were made to desperately and helplessly stranded in the valley for days. The state of Manipur has been witnessing
several incidence of Rape by security personnel, individual and even by militants but no protest of such magnitude of
communal colour had ever been witnessed in the past . Attack on the Chairman of Film Forum, Manipur L Surjakanta Sharma following his announcement for the withdrawal of the bandh was also questioned.
It was appealed to all the leaders of both the valley and hills to restrain from further flaring up of communal feeling in the state. As the valley and hills of Manipur cannot be totally separated forever, let us not communalize issues out of proportion it was stated.
Meanwhile the Shillong Manipuri Students’ Union, Shillong expressed serious concerns regarding the ongoing crisis of mis-governance in Manipur arising out of the alleged molestation to an Artist and firing to two artists at Chandel, Manipur on 16th December 2012 by one self style Lt. Colonel of NSCN (IM). In this regard:
SMSU condemned the molestation, physical assault to Ms. Momoko, an artist in Manipur and firing to two other artists by Mr.
Livingstone Anal, a cadre of NSCN IM, inaction of police personal , delay tactics and mis-governance in arresting Livingstone, killing of Dwijamani , insensitivity and irresponsible statement in communal lines by NSCN (IM). It demanded arrest of . Livingstone immediately and punish him for the crime he had committed and to take necessary steps that such thing does not recur.
It appealed to the people of Manipur not to take any steps in communal lines. It asked leaders of the JAC not to dilute the movement and NSCN (IM) to act fast to hand over the culprit to the Government of Manipur.
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