Zeliangrong bodies flay GoM on Silent incident
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network

Imphal, May 08 2013: "The Government of Manipur is trying to simplify and justify the burning down of 36 houses and granaries and destroying of other properties worth crores of rupees including valuable items and clothes belonging to Silent village by people from Seijang village numbering more than 1000 in a pre planned and well meditated manner is strongly condemned by Zeliangrong Youth Front (ZYF), All Zeliangrong Students Union (AZSU) and Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur (ZSUM alleged on Monday.

The Zeliangrong Youth Front (Manipur, Assam & Nagaland), All Zeliangrong Students' Union and Zeliangrong Students' Union, Manipur refering to the recent actress Momoko issue which sparked statewide outrage, alleged that the same government, which had magnified and blown out of proportion on the Chandel incident that involved two individuals by discussing in the State Assembly, issued condemnation and at the same time it allowed the senseless people to freely roam and cause maximum trouble including molestation and rape attempt to tribal girls, physical harassment to tribal people and beating up of innocent tribal people who were on their way home for Christmas celebration.

Manipur Government has failed to act in the same way over the Silent village arson incident and instead it has termed the incident as an issue between two villages, the statement further alleged and asked if there is any law, allowing people to burn down houses and properties of another neighboring village on the pretext of any land dispute.

Questioning the nature of the land dispute the statement also asked if this case can be taken as the one that permits to burn down another village.

At the same time, the government of Manipur appeals for maintaining peace without taking steps to pull up the perpetrators to book them as per the law of the land and hence this attitude of the Government could encourage those senseless people to repeat such beastly act in future, it said.

Asking who disturbs peace, the statement also asked why combing operation is not conducted to arrest all the suspects from Seijang village and why the Government is not ordering suspension order for all the police personnel who failed to turn up and intervene in time.

It also said that the Silent villagers did not retaliate against the senseless attackers because they wanted to excercise maximum restraint thereby avoiding human casualties and ugly scene.

"During physical visit and interaction with the villagers of the Silent village it is reported that the attackers were well equipped with fire arms and other deadly weapons", the statement further said, adding, "Therefore, the government should not let scot free all those perpetrators and persons involved in such criminal acts" .

It also maintained that immediate booking of those perpetrators is the only solution to subside or bring peace on the issue.

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