Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 12 2009:
The ACOAM Lup would be observing July 27 as Integrity Protection Day from this year onward.
The first edition of the annual observance will be held at Kangla Hall.
Speaking to media at their office today, ACOAM Lup general secretary Indrajit Tourangbam said that July 27 observance would be in commemoration of the deletion of the words 'without territorial limits' from the ceasefire pact between Government of India and NSCN (IM).
Reminding of the massive and people's movement launched following insertion of the clause 'without territorial limits' in the ceasefire agreement during which even the State Assembly was torched and 18 people lost their lives for the sake of Manipur's integrity, Indrajit said that it was on July 27 2001 when the highly provocative clause was removed from the ceasefire agreement.
He also sought people active participation in the Integrity Protection Day observance.