KNF-N calls for clean polls, boycotts R-Day
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kangpokpi, January 23 2022:
Non-SoO Kuki militant group, Kuki National Front (Nehlun) has asked the people of Saitu AC including politicians, village chiefs, social workers, and particularly intending candidates and their workers, to strictly work for ensuring a 'Free and Fair' election in the ensuing Manipur Assembly Election 2022 .
The militant outfit warned the people, politicians, village chiefs, social workers, all intending candidates, and their workers in Saitu AC to avoid using muscle power, money power, vote capturing, any type of electoral malpractice until the polls are over.
The outfit's information and publicity secretary, Gou alias Kuki said that Saitu assembly constituency has always witnessed electoral malpractices by some candidates resulting in killing, harassment, torture, intimidation, etc., to voters which were also witnessed in the 11th Assembly Election and by-election.
He continued that KNF-N will no more tolerate the culture of electoral malpractices from the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly Election 2022 .
"Rather we will, by all means, ensure free and fair election to promote empowerment of International Human Rights concerning the Universal Adult Franchise and the Indian Constitution under Article 326 .
"Therefore, it is our humble appeal to the people of Saitu AC, civil bodies, and different organisations to maintain a peaceful election to strengthen the voters' power to vote their own choice", he added.
He also urged all voters in 51-Saitu AC to be strong and have the will to come forward to inform any malpractice committed by anyone for immediate action against violators.
The outfit also announced boycott of the 73rd Republic Day in all Kuki inhabited areas with effect from 1 am of January 26 till 5.30 pm.
It warned curious Kuki onlookers, civilians, students, etc., to abstain from participating in the event to avoid any untoward incident.
The outfit stated that it had been continually boycotting national occasions such as Republic Day, Independence Day, etc to make the central government aware of the Kuki forefather's contributions to the Indian Independence movement and to let the government know their negligence over the legitimate 'birth rights' of the Kukis for the creation of Kukiland.