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Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur (CRAM) called for urgent need to recognise the fundamental rights and protect the lives and security of people of Manipur during the ongoing 23rd Session of the United Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).
BJP releases Sankalp Patra, promises to remove AFSPA from NE
The issue of AFSPA has come up from unexpected quarters as the Kuki-Zo CSOs have put in a demand for imposition in the valley districts of Manipur in retaliation to the demand of valley CSOs calling for abrogation of SoO with Kuki armed outfits.
Disturbed area status extended in Manipur for six months.
EEVFAM secretary Edina Yaikhom delved into the intricate layers of victimhood among members of EEVFAM, amid the protracted violence plaguing the region since May 3, 2023.
Once the maternal instincts of the Meira Paibis are aroused, no one dare stop them. So, call them ‘biased’ or ‘violent vigilantes’ or anything you like. They will continue to carry the torch.
If the civil police are unable to do their duty due to the obstruction of CSOs and public then automatically central forces will have to be called in to assist, IGP IK Muivah said.
In Imphal West, Assam Rifles had been requisitioned to assist the civil authority in certain areas.
Whenever some violent incidents happen with the state failing in its responsibility to tackle or deal with situations, Kuki CSOs and leaders would turn up the volume for AFSPA in the valley of Manipur.
CoTU submitted a memorandum to the Union Home Minister through the Deputy Commissioner, Kangpokpi.
The SoO agreement was first signed between the central government and the Kuki militant outfits brought under two umbrella organisations and it was only later on that the state government was brought into the picture and hence, the tripartite agreement. So, the defence lobby would not bog down so easily to any kind of effort to abrogate it.
CoTU urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to reimpose the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) in all the valley districts.
Manipur had become the main transit point for opium and drugs to the rest of the country and the world with the blessings of the narco-terrorists beyond. That is why, thousands of our youth are leaving home to guard villages and Meira Paibis keeping night vigil.
On the occasion of Nupi Lal Numit, we celebrate the courage of those women who stood steadfast against the British. But, never did we ask where all the men had gone when the women were faced with the bayonets of soldiers under British command nor did anyone care to ask why the men-folk was not in the forefront of anti-colonial movements.
Extension of AFSPA in the Naga areas at this present juncture is tyrannical, intimidating and menacing, Naga Women’s Union (NWU) stated.
ANSAM alleged that the Naga people have been terribly affected by the torrential brutalities unleashed by the Indian security forces with the impunity power sanctioned by the AFSPA.
Years of experience tell us that under the shadow of AFSPA, the armed forces operate with impunity and get away with torture, rapes, killings and fake encounters while prosecution is a mirage.
The United Naga Council (UNC) said the exemption of areas under 19 police stations in Imphal valley “which is gripped by violence and lawlessness since May 3, 2023, in sharp contrast to the AFSPA coverage in the peaceful Naga areas in Manipur is highly questionable”.
CRA stated that the officials of the Indian security forces deployed in Manipur should be held accountable for their inability to save their lives.
Womenfolk of Wangoi area staged a sit-in-protest at Wangoi Bazaar in Imphal West on Wednesday decrying the alleged bias act of Assam Rifles in the present Manipur crisis.
