AZSU reaffirms its demand for 11 AR removal
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 21 2011:
Sticking to its demand for removal of 11 AR, the All Zeliangrong Students' Union�Assam, Manipur and Nagaland (AZSU�AMN) blamed the Prime Minister of not intervening into the matter even as they had submitted a memorandum to this effect.
The students' union, in a statement today, alleged that the presence of 11 Assam Rifles under Colonel Chonkar in Zeliangrong areas has hindered human and vehicular movement reiterating its demand for removal of security check posts on National Highways, district highways and inter-village roads with the immediate transfer of 11 Assam Rifles.
Reminding the five-point demands put up to the PM, the AZSU (AMN) reaffirmed that they will not allow any divisive element, whether it is our own people or Indian Security Forces, to disturb the peace process (between GOI and NSCN-IM) .
The Zeliangrong students' body has also accused 11 Assam Rifles under Colonel Chonkar of using some womenfolk with questionable moral character as informer against the interest of the Zeliangrong community.
The Union government has also been looked with restraint accusation by the students' body by asking, "Is there any directive from the government of India to terrorize the civilians and their leaders in the name of counter insurgency?" .
"We doubt the sincerity of the Union government because it has not reined in a mere Army officer.
Rather we see there is tacit understanding between the Union government and the security forces," it said.
With "no positive response" forthcoming from the government of India , AZSU has decided to intensify its democratic agitation, with support from other like-minded civil societies, until and unless its charter of demands is met.