RPF observes 36th 'Independence Demand Day'
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 25 2015:
The proscribed Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) celebrated its 36th raising day as the "Independence Demand Day" on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by the Secretary Publicity of RPF, Roben Khuman, the Independence Demand Day was held at the outfit's general headquarters, council headquarters, central bureau and other divisions, including the general headquarters, tactical command, strategic command and other units of its armed wing "People's Liberation Army" .
In his message given to the people of Manipur on the occasion, Chairman of RPF Irengbam Chaoren said one question which has been constantly tormenting "our mind is 'when would we achieve our independence'." This anxiety itself is a testimony of the fact that Manipuri people are suffering under colonial rule, it claimed.
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"Again our continuous engagement with the question of Manipur's sovereignty testifies that freedom is dearest to our people.
At the same time, the colonial rule has been conspiring to exploit this common anxiety to their advantage," Chaoren insisted in the message.
It said, "In tandem with the economic growth of India, our natural resources, lakes, mountains and forests are being robbed away right in front of our eyes.
In the process, a comprador class has been gaining strength out of economic packages, research projects, schemes and infrastructure development projects doled out by the colonial masters" .
The colonial rule has been working overtime to demoralize and suppress the revolutionary movement, it claimed and added that the question of freedom of all those nations which were left out of the decolonization process in the aftermath of the Second World War is still very much alive.
The RPF president insisted that in fact, the questions of sovereignty for Northern Ireland, Basque, Zapatista, Aceh, Kashmir, Assam, Manipur and many other nations are becoming graver day by day, adding political transformation brought about by the WW II across the planet presents a very difficult and complicated existential crisis to all those nations who are still struggling for independence.
Chaoren in his message further said disintegration of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's paved way for capitalism and capitalist interests to infiltrate into every sphere of man's life throughout the world.
The message added that infiltration by capitalist interests produced serious impacts on liberation movements in different geographical locations of the planet and in addition to the classical understanding of colonialism, a new variant called Neo-liberalism where the wealthy capitalist class supersedes the society and the masses started infesting the nations which are already reeling under colonial rule.
to be continued... .