IPAK asserts State's territory
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, August 10 2015: Asserting that the Government of India does not have the right to compromise with the territorial integrity of the State, the Indigenous People's Association of Kangleipak (IPAK) has stated that if the stand of the people is not respected then an uprising more acute than the one witnessed on June 18, 2001 is a distinct possibility.

Addressing reporters today, chairman of IPAK, Sapamcha Jadumani said that the boundary of Manipur is a gift of the ancestors of the land and is not something which the Government of India can toy around with.

The agreement signed between the NSCN (IM) and the Government of India on August 3 should not lead to the disintegration of the territory of Manipur, asserted Jadumani.

The history of Manipur dates back to more than 2000 years and its boundary has been guarded and protected by the forefathers of the land, said Jadumani and added that no one should try to compromise with the integrity of land.

Jadumani further claimed that the NSCN (IM) had submitted a charter of points on August 4 to the Government listing its demands.

Point 33 is something which cannot be accepted at all, he said and added that among others, this point talks about establishing a pan Naga Government covering all Naga inhabited areas.

The people of Manipur can never accept this clause, said Jadumani and added that this amounts to demanding sovereignty for the Naga inhabited areas.

Even today, there is no let up in the design to sow seeds of suspicion and distrust amongst the people, said Jadumani.

Such a policy will never work, claimed Jadumani and cited the example of 2001 when the State erupted as one.

The NSCN (IM) and its supporters have started spreading baseless rumours, claimed Jadumani and questioned who spread the rumour that prompted numerous Naga families settled in Imphal to go back to their homes in the hills.

Till today, the Meiteis settled in the valley areas have not targeted anyone along communal line and will not do so in the future, said Jadumani.

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