PREPAK greets on New Year's Day
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 31 2011:
The proscribed PREPAK has greeted all the people of the world, particularly the people of the hills and valley of Manipur on the occasion of New Year Day.
In a statement issued by its assistant secretary, publicity and propaganda Leibakngakpa Luwang, the outfit called upon all the people of the hills and valley to give up all notions of dogmatism and take a firm resolution for unity and harmonious co-existence.
It alleged that the status of Manipuri women has been degrading as a result of being an occupied territory of India.
Crimes against women have shot up in the recent years as cases of domestic violence against women are rising.
Human trafficking, particularly girls has also become an issue of serious concern, the outfit noted.
Accusing the Government of India of persistently conspiring to project the revolutionary movement of the land in wrong light before the international community by grooming pseudo revolutionary groups who have no qualms in triggering bomb blast in public places, the outfit took strong exception to the practice of abduction and murder of people for ransom.
Taking a dig at surrender dramas christened as "Home Coming Ceremony", PREPAK asserted that all those who took part in the surrender dramas were retired cadres or deserters who could not follow the strict revolutionary ethics and principles.
When Manipur was a sovereign kingdom, Manipur was self-sufficient but after it was merged into the Indian Union, its economic status has degraded to such a stage that many people think Manipur cannot survive without aid from India.
The recent 101 days long economic blockade on both the National Highways was a part of the Government of India's ploy to breed hatred and animosity between the hill people and valley people, it alleged.
The ideas of greater land, Supra State and homeland are all inventions of the Government of India.
New Delhi should understand that the hill people and valley people share a common history of more than 2000 years and also a common future.
Welcoming new year 2012, the outfit called upon all the people stand firmly for a united struggle against the alien rule.