Liberation movement inevitable: RPF chief-II
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, February 25 2019: Decrying that political leaders of Manipur who have devoted themselves to Indian politics for the past many years have been paying no attention to the relationship Manipur ought to be sharing with South East Asian countries, Chaoren noted that India has now established friendly diplomatic relations with South East Asian countries particularly Myanmar, and India has been using its Act East Policy as an effective strategy to block Manipur from looking to the East.

Before the India-China War broke out, young Manipuri boys and girls were taught shooting rifles during the last months of 1960 by Special Service Bureau (SSB) with a message that they must shoot Chinese as soon as they see one and thus they projected China as enemy of Manipur.

Through its 'Belt and Road Initiative' which was conceptualized with the objective of facilitating economic cooperation and collective development, China has developed Kyaukpyu port in Myanmar, Kankesanthurai port in Sri Lanka, Gwadar port in Pakistan, and China has opened four of its ports to Nepal which was kept under transit monopoly of India for decades.

Thus Beijing has been making significant contributions towards economic development of the landlocked Himalayan Nation, the statement continued.

But India has been preparing for war by seeking support from different quarters including the people of Manipur by projecting the Chinese initiative as a policy of dominating India.

At present, 40 per cent"of the people of Manipur working in Government services are police and paramilitary forces.

Manipuri people are being absorbed in large numbers in police and paramilitary forces not as a welfare measure for the State.

This arrangement is a ploy to use Manipuri youth as proxy of Indian army for protection of mainland India when any conflict breaks out between India and her neighbouring countries, it alleged.

"At the same time, these forces comprising of Manipuri people predominantly are aimed at creating conflicts and contradictions with the liberation movement of Manipur and ignite a useless internecine war.

To evade this trap, it's time for our youth, particularly those working in State security forces to choose the right path of the masses and work together with the revolutionary groups", asserted the rebel leader.

"RPF wishes our people to reinvigorate our spirit and outlook which have been subdued since Manipur was allegedly annexed by India and tell the whole world that we are an indomitable civilized nation.

We must purge ourselves from the infectious influences of Indianization and we must revive the spirit of being sons and daughters of the soil.

This is a social character which must be brought forth and galvanized by the revolutionary movement", reads the statement.

The issues and challenges of Manipur can never be resolved by demanding democratic rights in pieces from India which completely destroyed the democratic Government of independent Manipur.

Categorically asserting Manipuris are not Indians, the rebel leader maintained that demanding rights from India by embracing Indian political, economic and social practices will only take the people of Manipur more closer to India and it will ultimately take the people on a path incompatible or contradictory to the liberation movement.

It went on to allege that India is a country which is on the verge of disintegration on account of sharp polarization among political leaders, formation of rival political alliances, complete breakdown in governance and growing conflicts among politicians over prioritization of interests of their respective States.

After the Pulwama bomb attack of February 14, 2019, in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed, mainland Indians started targeting Kashmiri Muslims.

Likewise, for the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984 by her two Sikh bodyguards, more than 10,000 innocent Sikhs were killed.

These incidents glaringly exposed racism and communalism deeply ingrained in the minds of Indian people.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is a part of the Government of India's continuous policy of population invasion, it alleged.

"Keeping faith in India and letting the Indian Government rule over us any further as if we are Indians and our future lies with India would be a big blunder.

We must unite and take a firm position collectively to fight and overthrow the alleged Indian colonial rule so that we can re-build our Nation independently", Chaoren asserted and concluded by claiming that the people's liberation movement will be certainly victorious.

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