"State terrorism" protested at Manipur Bhavan, Delhi
CM Ibobi not ready for talk
PR from MSAD (Manipur Students' Association Delhi)

Office of the Manipur Students' Association Delhi
New Delhi
Ref.No. MSAD 20090804-1 PR

On Tuesday, 04th August 2009, a collective of about 50 individuals representing various student bodies and civil societies have attended a demonstration against the State Terrorism in Manipur, organised under the aegis of the Manipur Students' Association Delhi, at Manipur Bhavan, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi.

Before the demonstration could begin at 10 a.m., Chief Minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi had managed to impose a curfew under CrPC 144 and accordingly had raised barricades and deployed huge detachment of the Delhi Police to prevent from any democratic assemblage on the street leading to the Bhavan.

The rally at New Delhi

Despite of official restrictions and prohibition intimidated by the DP, a demonstration was successfully organised from 10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The collective have thanked the Tehelka Weekly for unveiling the terrorist character of Ibobi and the Manipur Police Commando terrorists who have acted under the command of Ibobi in carrying out the gruesome killing of 23 July at Imphal City.

The collective while raising slogans such as 'State Terrorism Down Down, Ibobi Government Down Down, Manipur Police Commando Down Down, Long Live Democracy, We Want Justice, and Long Live People's Struggle' have also expressed solidarity to the ongoing struggle against the State Terrorism in Manipur.

The collective have approached upto the gate of the Bhavan to meet with the person of the Chief Minister and sought for his explanation of the 23 July killing. The CM who was neither ready to admit with his criminality nor have shown any respect for a democratic dialogue on the issue of restoring peace and justice in Manipur, have turned down the request to meet with him and submit a memorandum to his hand.

The Delhi Police who was in collusion with the terrorist Ibobi have prevented the collective from entering into the Bhavan that have been converted into a fortified elite zone for the last few years. Finally, the collective submitted a resolution addressed to the Chief Minister through the Residents Commissioner, Manipur Bhavan (annexure).

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Manipur Students' Association Delhi
04 August 2009

Annexure

Resolution of the collective on the occasion of a demonstration against the State Terrorism in Manipur
Venue: Manipur Bhavan, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi
Date: Tuesday, 04 August 2009

In Manipur right to life is under suspension as security personnel have become perpetrator of extra-judicial killing of civilians in fake encounters. Practically there is no difference between what is actually done in warlordism and what the state police do under the guidance of chief minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi.

The gang of state terrorism, which is what the Manipur Police Commando (MPC) is now in the state, have become commission seekers and looters who would kill anyone for money and promotion. Several individuals are falsely implicated after they are killed in fake encounter and as a result anybody now becomes a posthumous terrorist.

The fake encounter of 23 July 2009 is a glaring example of this brutality of the MPC. On that day a gruesome killing spree was unleashed by MPC at the heart of the crowded Imphal City in broad daylight. It led to the killing of a pregnant woman Ms. Thokchom (Ongbi) Rabina and a medical attendant Mr. Chongkham Sanjit and injury of five others (a detail visual report of the incident is now available at Tehelka Vol.6 Issue 31, New Delhi. (http://www.Tehelka.com).

In order to cover up the crime Ibobi had immediately responded with a fabricated report of the incident in the Manipur Assembly. He had charged the insurgents operating in Manipur as responsible for it. Not a single MLA in the State Assembly including the opposition party had raised voice for a judicial enquiry into the incident.

The rally at New Delhi

They unanimously accepted the fabricated report prepared by Ibobi and his handpicked policemen. The truth was totally silenced and kept out of public attention. Witnesses could not come up to speak out of what had actually happened in their direct encounter with such brutality of MPC obviously because of the fact that they would be liable to immanent atrocities which is what generally occurs under such circumstances.

One general position that the chief minister strongly upholds is to deliberately deny a transparent judicial enquiry of the incident and also to deny the validity of the public voices against such killings. Justice was denied to the victims and those who demanded judicial enquiry were arrested. This, however, has once again exposed the state terrorism and its proliferation in the name of controlling insurgency which is orchestrated by the Government of Manipur under the leadership of Ibobi.

We collectively gather here to resolve the followings with a view to taking our voice to rest of the world:
* We condemn terrorism in any form in any part of Manipur and any further attempt to extend the state terrorism in any part of Manipur, both hills and valley.
* We demand immediate revoking of the false statement of 23 July made by the chief minister of Manipur but also his resignation on moral ground considering the precariousness of life that his rule in Manipur has created.
* We demand immediate and complete dismissal and strongest punishment of the MPC terrorists responsible for killing of the civilians.

Signatories:

1. Manisha Sethi --- Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Association
2. Tungshang Ningreichon --- Naga People's Movement for Human Rights
3. Remlien --- Hmar Students' Association
4. Sira Kharay --- Naga Students' Union Delhi
5. Birju Nayak --- Lok Raj Sangathan
6. Malem Ningthouja --- Campaign For Peace & Development (Manipur)
7. Dhwajendra Dhawal --- Progressive Democratic Students' Union
8. Oinam Sandhyarani --- Manipur Students' Association Delhi
9. Madhu Chandra --- North East Support Centre
10. Gautam Navalakha --- People's Union for Democratic Rights
11. Sourabh --- Pratidhwani

Browse the photo gallery on this protest here.

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