NPMHR calls for cessation of violence
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 04 2023:
Noting that Manipur is witnessing another iteration of a seemingly endless cycle of violence, the Naga People's Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) has called for immediate cessation of violence.
"We mourn the loss of lives and communal fraternity in a region that has been long vitiated by wanton injustice and use of force", said a press release issued by NPMHR.
In light of the tragic events unfolding currently, it appealed to the better nature, good sense and enlightened self-interest of the people to bring an immediate end to the acts of killing and vandalism.
It called upon community leaders and the elected legislators to immediately take action to de-escalate the volatile situation and resume dialogue and negotiations with the stakeholders.
The issuing of 'shoot-on-sight' orders smacks of the familiar and dangerous high-handedness of a State that has historically proven to be insensitive to the needs and demands of its own citizens, it remarked.
This unwillingness to listen and negotiate has birthed the very instability and societal fragility that the State is now trying to deal with in 'fire-fighting' mode, it added.