No tax to GPRN/NSCN/KTU: Kuki CSOs
Source: The Sangai Express

Kanggui, March 11 2014 : The Kuki civil society organisations including Kuki Inpi Sadar Hills and its frontal organisations, Sadar Hills Women Union, KSO-Sadar Hills and area wise Kuki Chiefs' Associations within Sadar Hills collectively and unanimously resolved today in a general body meeting held at Kanggui not to endorse and give any type of taxes or donation to any militant organisations other than KNO/UPF.

The Kuki CSOs within Sadar Hills also resolved to ban collection of any taxes or any types of donation in any Kuki inhabited areas within Sadar Hills Manipur by any other organisations except those organisation under the umbrella of KNO and UPF.

The civil bodies while making clear that there is no such organisation in the name of Kuki Tribal Union under the umbrella of KNO and UPF, said that they are not aware and do not acknowledge the existence of KTU under GPRN/NSCN therefore the Kukis will not be able to pay any types of taxes or donation in the name of KTU-GPRN/NSCN.

The agenda of KTU in collecting taxes from Kuki villages implicates the communal attitude of GPRN/NSCN, pointed out the Kuki CSOs in the meeting held today at Kanggui and asserted that "No Kuki village will pay any type of taxes to GPRN/NSCN and its constituent units or frontal organisations." This is the standpoint of the CSOs of Kukis in Manipur.

The meeting of the Kuki CSOs today also reaffirmed that the Kukis in Manipur will abide and follow the "Joint Declaration" framed by KNO and UPF.

The Joint Declaration stated that KNO/UPF welcome any individual or organisation who joins the KNO/UPF but will always be against and never accepted those individuals or organisation based or affiliated in any other organisation rather than KNO/UPF.

The Joint Declaration further said that such organisations or individual will not be entitled to collect any types of taxes or donation in any Kuki inhabited areas.

The Kuki CSOs further pointed out that the Government of the Peoples Republic of Nagalim Official Authorization Ref No 08 dated 20/02/14; President (Yaruiwo) GPRN Orders, Oking 3/5/2012 signed by Isak Chishi Swu; GPRN Chief Principal Secretary dated Oking, 10 June 2010 (Official Correspondence) signed by Samson Jajo and GPRN Ministry of Chaplee Affairs dated Oking, the 16th June 2010 (Authorization Order) signed by Q Awomi, Secretary, Chaplee Affairs and orders issued by K Joseph, the Dy Secy Chaplee Affairs reflects a design to sow seeds of discords among the Kuki and Naga by using Kuki Tribal Union(KTU) for collection of taxes to Kuki villages.

The collective leadership of the Kukis living in the area rejected outright the orders of GPRN and urged to withdraw and cancel its orders with immediate effects for long lasting peace and harmony among the two community.

While the Kuki CSOs remind the GPRN that the Kukis were peace loving people, the Kuki bodies urged the GPRN to mind and check their tongue in the name of KTU in future course so as to avoid communal tension or else held responsible for the same.

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