Phumlou denounces arrest of village volunteers
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 17 2025:
All Phumlou Apunba Nupi Lup organised a sit-in protest at Phumlou on Friday, decrying the government for the killing of a village volunteer and arresting six others on December 14, 2024 from Salungpham, Thoubal district.
The protest is part of an ongoing state-wide agitation condemning the alleged targeting of village volunteers.
During the protest, Lup secretary Ahenthem Sunita said that the youth came out to protect the state and the indigenous people from the aggression by Chin-Kuki.
narco-terrorists.
She strongly condemned crackdown by security forces on village volunteers, reminding that they were forced to take up arms by the situation and demanded immediate and unconditional release of the arrested individuals.
Protestors chanted slogans such as "We oppose killing of village volunteers", "Stop arresting village volunteers", "Punish commando personnel involved in killing village volunteers", and "Repeal AFSPA from Manipur".
They also demanded that authorities concerned take up effective measures to resolve the crisis rather than target the village volunteers.