ZYF asks UGs to abjure violence
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Imphal, October 28 2012:
The Zeliangrong Youth Front (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) has resolved to serve letter to all the militant organisations operating in Zeliangrong areas to abjure violence and not to loiter about with arms and other weapons.
The Zeliangrong Youth Front also resolved to urge the government of India to strictly enforce measures to redress the worsening law and order situation in Zeliangrong areas.
In its executive meeting held on October 26, the ZYF (AMN) had also taken many other resolutions.
The Front convened its executive meeting at Khonglong Part-(I) under the jurisdiction of ZYF Sadar Hills Zone pertaining to law and order and different issues in Zeliangrong areas.
The ZYF members unanimously resolved to ask UGs operating in Zeliangrong areas to cease violence with immediate effect.
"Under no circumstances no cadres of any group should roam freely with arms in public areas," said one resolution.
The ZYF also resolved to approach the government of India to enforce law and order strictly and effectively so as to ensure security of citizens' lives and properties and also to return to peace and normalcy in the Zeliangrong areas.
ZYF will not retrieve or collect any dead body of any cadre belonging to any underground organization if killed by factional fighting among Naga brothers, read a resolution.
On the apex Zeliangrong body issue, the ZYF-AMN decided to write appeal letters to both the organization i.e.Zeliangrong Baudi and Zeliangrong Union to sink their differences and to come together as one after the expiry of their respective present term of office and hold common election with nomenclature as Zeliangrong Baudi (Union) or Zeliangrong Union (Baudi) vice-versa whichever is considered suitable and appropriate considering utmost necessity to have one and exclusive powerful tribe apex body to deal authoritatively on any matter concerning Zeliangrong people.
The ZYF then resolved to write a letters to United Naga Council and Naga Hoho not to recognise any organization as Zeliangrong tribe body in case separate election is not held under common election of an apex body.
The ZYF then said that it would have liked to have only one tribe based apex women's organizationin in Zeliangrong community.
The ZYF then decided to monitor and look after all the developmental activities undergoing in the Zeliangrong areas.
It also fully supports Indo-Naga peace talk and urged to expedite the Naga peace talk for early settlement.
It appeals government of India to start peace talk with other Naga organizations.
The ZYF then resolved to submit memorandum to government of Manipur to reduce number of vehicles (trucks) plying on the National Highway 37 so as to avoid inconvenience caused to general public and to avert frequent accident by the reckless driving of inebriated drivers and to give strong instruction to drivers to avoid alcohol or any intoxicants during the time of driving; to pressurize the District administration to immediately re-open and provide necessary medical facilities to the needy public at Tamenglong district hospital which has been closed down due to alleged threatened by the armed cadres.
The ZYF Sadar Hills zone office bearers also expanded by induction of two executive members i.e.Majalin Phaomei as Advisor for ZYF Sadar Hills zone and L.Meihondai as Education, Games and Sports Secretary for ZYF Sadar Hills zone.