'Govt failed to handle emotive issues'
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Guwahati, December 24 2012: UNLF Chairman RK Meghen alias Sanayaima was produced along with 12 other accused in the court of NIA Special Court here today.

Speaking to the media person while coming to appear in the court, Meghen condemned the Chandel incident in which one Manipuri film actress was not only molested but also physically assaulted by one NSCN (IM) cadre, and observed that one must not take that the crime as committed to a woman alone but as an insult against women society as whole.

It is a good sign that feeling of oneness that the entire communities of Manipur have come out strongly against such heinous act, he added.

UNLF chairman said that the most important thing to understand is that ceasefire between the Govt.of India and the NSCN-IM does not extend to Manipur.

Then why a NSCN-IM cadre who is also said to be the finance secretary of the outfit roams freely attending public functions where Assam Rifles and state forces were present, he questioned, adding that it is an act of deceiving the people of Manipur from the GOI side.

UNLF Chairman further said that it is unfortunate that the state Govt has failed to handle the emotive issue and resorted to firing live bullets that killed one of the journalists.

Just look at the ongoing protest against a rape case in Delhi, where no live bullets are used against the protestors, he pointed out.

Appealing to the entire people of Manipur particularly the Meitei community to restrain themselves from indulging in anything that could become communal, he observed that during and before 2001 June Uprising, Meiteis were never communal and believes that this time too it will not be communal.

He further appealed to all to let the innocent hill people to travel to their respective native villages to attend Christmas celebration without any obstruction.

Sanayaima stated that the people of Manipur should rise above communal sentiment and come together and act against wrong doers.

The Naga peace talks issue, demand of supra state, demand of Kuki state and then setting one community against another, are all part of the conspiracy of GOI to destabilise the situation in Manipur.

So the people of Manipur must be alert and not trapped into the communal situation.

Today, out of the 18 accused, in all 13 arrested UNLF cadres were brought to NIA Special Court for appearance.

The 3 accused who are on bail were represented by their counsel Advocate Gunedhor Moirangthem.

Next appearance has been fixed on January 8, 2013 .

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