Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 17 2009:
Women Action for Development (WAD) has strongly condemned the inhuman act of the 23 AR personnel who allegedly break the ground rules of the Indo-Naga ceasefire agreement and killed two NSCN (IM) cadres in a reported 'fake encounter' in Ukhrul district on August 12 .
"We take seriously the emotional and mental insecurity and harassment given to the villagers, especially to the womenfolk at Alang village Lamkhai while they were fleeing out of their village due to fear of the incidents," the secretary of the WAD, Sobita Mangsatabam stated in a press statement.
The WAD further shows sincere solidarity and concern to the people of Ukhrul and salute to the womenfolk in particular who took an active role in the exemplary movement where all sections of the people come united for peace and justice.