Kuki-Zo bodies raise concern
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, May 09 2024:
The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Sadar Hills and the Thadou Youth Association (TYA) Sadar Hills Branch have voiced serious concerns over the safety of Central Security Forces in Manipur in the aftermath of the abduction of a CRPF Jawan on the morning of May 8 along the National Highway 2 in broad daylight.
The Thadou Youth Association has expressed grave concern regarding the safety of Central Forces amid the ongoing crisis in Manipur asserting that security personnel have been victimized through political manipulation.
Calling on the Central Government to prioritize resolving the crisis, the TYA emphasized the urgent need for the Government to implement all necessary measures to tackle the enduring division caused by ethnic-based political crises as such divisions are deemed unwarranted and inconsequential in a diverse Nation like India.
Similarly, the Committee on Tribal Unity, Kangpokpi drew the attention of the Central Government, especially the Home Ministry, to the questionable safety of the Central Security Forces, particularly the Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) .
The Committee also asserted that the recent abduction of CRPF personnel, Lensat Sitlhou, at Shantipur in the Nepali-dominated Kanglatongbi area on May 8 by unidentified gunmen, constitutes a serious violation of the status quo in sensitive zones.
"Hence, to uphold their efficiency, the Central Security Forces must be shielded from any political interference by the State", CoTU stated.
While emphasizing the need to recover the looted arms from the State armoury, CoTU stated that 'the Central Security Forces should be endowed with increased authority through the immediate imposition of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) in all 19 Police Stations within Greater Imphal' .