KIM, KSO condemn torching of houses at Vairengte in Mizoram border
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, October 22 2020:
The Kuki Inpi Manipur, the apex body of the Kukis in Manipur and Kuki Students' Organization General Headquarters strongly condemned the alleged dastardly and cowardly act of torching of houses belonging to Mizo people of Vairengte village in Mizoram border and the 'violent' attacked repeatedly committed by the villagers of Cachar district of Assam inside Mizoram's Kolasib district.
Sominthang Doungel, Vice president (Political Affairs), KIM said that Kuki Inpi Manipur condemned the torching of houses belonging to Mizo people of Vairengte village in Mizoram on October 17 by some miscreants.
He continued that blockade of all commercial roads connecting Mizoram by local people of Assam which led to the interruption of supply of all essential commodities at this time of COVID-19 pandemic is against humanitarian laws.
He said that the repeated altercation and arsons due to land disputes could have been avoided had there been proper demarcation of land during the North East Re-organization Act of 1971 .
The Kuki Inpi Manipur fervently appealed to the Assam Government to take appropriate actions against 'those Bangladeshi miscreants' who perpetrated such savagery on Mizo brethren and to restore peace and normalcy within the disputed border areas.
The KIM Vice president ( Political Affairs) also said that the Kukis of Manipur stand in solidarity with 'our Mizo brethren and will extend every possible assistance if the need arises' .
Meanwhile, the Kuki Students' Organization General Headquarters, Manipur said that they are perturbed by the unlawful entry and repeated violent attack by the local villagers of Cachar district of Assam inside Mizoram's Kolasib district.
The student body recalled that a hut and a betel nut plantation belonging to two Mizoram residents were set on fire by 'Bangladeshi immigrants' from Cachar district recently.
It also said that the recent clashes were triggered by pelting of stones by people armed with machetes, iron rods etc.
from Lailapur village in Assam's Cachar district.
Kuki Students' Organization asked if the Assam Government is covertly supporting the arson and is hand in glove with the Bangladeshi immigrants in its State.
It also said that the subsequent blockage of entry of goods and essential commodities into the State was a gross violation of laws that could hamper relation between the two States.
While unequivocally condemning the alleged repeated land encroachment and cowardice act, the KSO GHQs also expressed solidarity with its blood brothers Mizos.
The apex student body of the Kukis in Manipur also fervently appealed to the Government of Assam to remove the blockage of entry of goods and settle all contentious issues by democratic and lawful means.
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