Sit-in staged against bomb attack
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 28 2022:
Condemning the bomb attack at the residence of Milan Khaling, who is the proprietor of JKS Construction Company Private Limited, located at Khangshim village (Kakching Lamkhai) on Sunday, Khangshim Napui Inlam staged a sit-in protest at the village on Monday.
Speaking on the sidelines of the protest, All Tribal Women's Organisation, Chandel & Tengnoupal president K Moikham Ronglo denounced the attack and lamented that such acts of disrupting peace are occurring frequently in the area.
Instead of causing fear among the people, any issue should be solved through negotiation, she maintained while appealing against repeating such acts.
Meanwhile, Khangshim Napui Inlam secretary Shangte Khaling termed the bomb attack as uncivilised and recounted that it was the third time that such attacks targeted Milan.
She urged the authorities concerned to punish all those involved in the attack.
During the sit-in, protestors shouted slogans like 'We condemn bomb attacks in residential areas', 'Stop causing fear among people', 'We want peace', etc., among others.
Meanwhile, Khangshim Village Authority, Chandel Naga Peoples' Organisation and Uipo (Khoibu) Maruo Koukartuo said that every right thinking person should condemn the bomb attack at the residential compound of Milan Khaling.
The repeated bomb threat to his family traumatised the whole villagers mainly the women and children, they denounced in separate releases, while adding that such acts have no place in this present day where everyone should strive for peace and progress.
They also urged authorities concerned to trace the culprit, punish them befittingly and ensure that such incidents do not recur in future.