Imphal, September 16, 2006: The United Committee Manipur and the Kuki Inpi Manipur have expressed strong concern over reported threat by a Hmar organisation to serve quit notice to Meiteis inhabiting in Churachandpur district.
Taking serious view of reported threat upon a particular community posed by an organisation called the Hmar National Assembly, a UCM statement said grievances of any community can be aired either to the state government or to the government of India.
The UCM statement came in the wake of a statement issued by the Churachandpur based Hmar National Assembly which asked Manipur government to distribute relief to all the women who were said to have been raped by cadres of UNLF and KCP in Lungthulian and Parbung earlier this year.
Asking Manipur government to fulfill the demand within 45 days, the HNA warned of serving quit notices to Meiteis inhabiting in Churachandpur with Kangvai as interstate boundary if state government fails to fulfill their demands within the stipulated period. The HNA also warned of taking revenge against Meitei community in Churachandpur in the same way the cadres of UNLF and KCP is said to have raped Hmar women in Lungthulian and Parbung.
While asserting that grievances of a particular community resulting out of government`s nonfulfillment to their demands should not be directed against a particular community, UCM statement said no particular community should hand out press statement which could affect harmony existing amongst different communities in the state.
Asserting that different communities inhabiting in Manipur have been living together sharing pains and sorrows during tumultuous times, the UCM said the need of the hour is to work together amongst all the communities in Manipur and remaining united against forces which are trying to divide the state and its people.
Meanwhile, the Kuki Inpi Manipur has appealed to “our kindred brethern in the HNA not to even think of a quit notice” but rather find some other alternative so that innocent prople do not suffer.
The KIM said in a statement that “since we have gone through the thick and thin of the effects of inhuman notices by the United Naga Council, UNC, and their likes KIM will be most grateful if the quit notice be dropped.
Meanwhile KIM also appealed to the state government to expedite reaching of its healing touch to the needy.
Source: The Imphal Free Press
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