The Manipur Muslim Welfare Organisation (MMWO) on Thursday condemned the bomb attack by unknown miscreants in Kwakta on Wednesday in which three civilians of the Meetei Pangal community were injured with one in critical condition.
MMWO also maintained that the Meetei Pangal community of Manipur will not remain silent if the concerned authorities fail to investigate and capture the culprits involved in the inhumane attack.
Speaking to media at MMWO office, Imphal, MMWO advisor Abdula Phundreimayum expressed suspicion that the miscreants were intentionally striving to provoke the Meetei Pangal community who have been a mediator in the ongoing crisis and preaching the message of peace.
He highlighted the various accounts during the crisis in which Central forces were directly implicated for causing harm to public property in Manipur.
“How can such an attack happen in a zone filled with Central paramilitary and state forces; Kuldiep Singh cannot remain silent on the matter and MMWO will not stop voicing concerns until the matter is properly ascertained,” he said.
Abdula further noted that the crisis in Manipur would have been swiftly resolved if it had occurred in any of India’s mainland states.
Questioning the delay tactics of the Central government in dousing the issue in Manipur, he alleged that the vested interests of the Central government were at play.
“If it had been Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh or any other mainland states the issue would be solved in no time but the delay is leading people to question the Centre’s intention,” he added.
He further lambasted the Central government and questioned if the central leaders only wanted the land of Manipur and not its people.
He appealed to the Central government to resolve the issue without waiting for an eruption of violence in the state.
