Kuki civil bodies condemn
Source: The Sangai Express
Chandel, May 15 2015 :
Kuki civil bodies of Chandel district vehemently condemned the of Sehao village incident in which some armed cadres of KNLF brutally assaulted the villagers of Sehao including the village chief and labourers who were engaged in construction of inter-village road.
In a joint press statement, Kuki Chiefs' Association (KCA) Chandel, Kuki Peoples' Forum (KPF) Chandel, Kuki Women for Human Rights (KWHR) Chandel, Kuki Students' Organisation (KSO) Chandel and Thadou Students' Association (TSA) Chandel said that the civil bodies vehemently condemned the unwanted incident and said alleged that the present chaos in Khengjoy area is the result of the State Government's negligence.
The statement said that in order to avoid such unwanted incident of kidnapping and torturing of innocent villagers, Kuki civil organisations of Chandel district had in the past appealed and submitted several memorandums to the authority concerned of the State Government not to accommodate two warring armed outfits in the same region.
However, the authority concerned of accommodated a particular armed outfit near a designated camp of another armed outfit.
Conveying empathy to the people of Khengjoy area particularly Sehao village, the statement appealed the authority concerned including the State Home Department and Ministry of Home Affairs to bring an amicable solution at the earliest.