UPF calls on all to eschew violence
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kangpokpi, October 01 2015:
United People's Front (UPF) reiterated its strong resistance against the three controversial Bills passed by the Manipur State Assembly on August 31 and slammed the allege "mob bossy agitation" over the bills in Churachandpur District.
While speaking to media persons this afternoon in Kangpokpi, UPF Information and Publicity Secretary Thanglenlal Doungel, who is also the Chairman of Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF), said that UPF has already apprised both the Centre and State Governments about its strong objection against the three controversial bills.
He continued that the front will never accept any Acts or Provisions which undermined the rights and privileges of the tribal in general and the Kukis in particular.
While sharing the pain and grief of the nine bereaved families, Thanglenlal Doungel said that UPF salutes the 9 young men who heroically sacrificed their today for better tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the UPF has strongly denounced the torching of its General Secretary's residence and vehicles in Churachandpur on September 26 by the alleged bossy agitators.
"The UPF vehemently condemns the unfortunate bossy agitation in Churachandpur over the controversial bills and expresses its hysterical state of affairs over the burning of the Front's General Secretary's residence and vehicles," said the UPF leader.
It is extremely an undesirable episode when some agitators torched the house and vehicles of UPF General Secretary, Thanglianpau Guite, who is also the President of ZRO/ZRA on September 26," asserted Thanglenlal Doungel.
He recalled that on September 26, the two umbrella organizations of Kuki armed groups UPF and KNO had agreed on working together and this never existed before among the two umbrella organizations for the welfare of the people.
UPF Information and Publicity Secretary also said that General Secretary Thanglianpau Guite, President of ZRO/ZRA is a national worker for tribal unity.
The UPF appealed the general public to take up any form of agitation in a democratic way and eschew violence in future.