United People's Party of Kangleipak/Kangleipak People's Army formed
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 07 2008:
THE FORMER Chinglemba Mangang group of PREPAK has now re-incarnated itself with a new nomenclature to be known as the UNITED PEOPLE'S PARTY OF KANGLEIPAK (UPPK) with its armed wing KANGLEIPAK PEOPLE'S ARMY (KPA).
Announcing the formation of the new group by the old cadres, Khuman Laishramcha, Assistant Secretary in-charge, District Committee Member (DCM), Information and Publicity Department, United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) informed in a press note that the party with its armed wing founded on November 6, 2008 stand for a united effort of all like minded revolutionary outfits operating in the region to make a sovereign republic of Kangleipak free from the age-old yoke of the Indian Union and its colonial system of government once and for all.
The press note further stated that the party stand for united endeavour and collective struggle to foster unity, promote revolutionary comradeship and maintain a close relationship among all the revolutionary parties existing in the region with due respect to eachother until the common goal is reached.
"We will sacrifice everything we have for the unification of all revolutionary outfits in our region," the press note stated.
The press note of the newly formed party further stated that their party does not encourage all sorts of forcible monetary demands and collections.
"We have stopped collecting party fund from the general public and government departments of our state in any form whatsoever since this way of seeking financial help from the public and government employees causes undue harassment to them and distorts our real revolutionary image before general public thereby paving a way for isolating us from the people.
We have already issued a press note regarding this particular matter on the last 9th October, 2008 when we were Chinglemba Mangang group of PREPAK," the press note said.
Declaring that the Chinglemba Mangang group of PREPAK will no longer be seen or heard in the land, the press note affirmed that the UPPK with its armed wing KPA is pladged to carry on its revolutionary activities under the supreme command and leadership of its sole founder-leader Chinglemba Mangang.
The executive members of the party's Central Committee and Political Bureau will be announced in due course, the press note stated and added, the KPA will always safeguard the political interest and integrity of both the hill and plain peoples of Kangleipak.
Lastly the press note made an earnest appeal to the people for their ungrudging help and cooperation without which their dreams of freedom they never be realised.