Human chain formed, demonstrations staged under ''Save Manipur, Save India"
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 15 2024:
Under the banner of "Save Manipur, Save India", a mass demonstration was staged in Kshetrigao Assembly Constituency on Thursday.
Thousands of people from different parts of the constituency turned up for the mass demonstration organised under the aegis of Kshetrigao United Club.
Holding the Indian National flag, the demonstrators shouted various slogans such as,"Save Manipur, Save India", "We Want Peace", "Down Down Kuki Narco Terrorists", "Abrogate SoO with Kuki militants", "Deport illegal Kuki immigrants", "Remove Assam Rifles", etc.
Speaking to the media, a woman who participated in the demonstration appealedto the State and Central Government to take immediate action to restore peace & normalcy in Manipur at the earliest.
She continued that since the conflict began on May 3 last, thousands of people have been displaced and many precious lives have been lost.
Alleging the Central Forces especially the Assam Rifles of being biased against a community, she mentioned that despite the deployment of thousands of Central Forces, Kuki militants armed with sophisticated weapons have continued to attack and bombard Meitei villages in the peripheral areas of the valley.
Meanwhile, a large number of people of Sekmai AC formed a 5 Km long human chain from Pheingga to Loitang Khunou Spinning Mill raising slogans to protect the State's integrity on Thursday.
They also shouted slogans such as, "Save Manipur, Save India", "Abrogate SoO with Kuki Terrorists", Remove Assam Rifles", "Implement NRC in Manipur", etc.