NPO questions Govt silence over NSF memo : NSF urged to review ban decision
Source: The Sangai Express

Senapati, February 23 2016: Naga People's Organization (NPO) has urged the Naga Students' Federation (NSF) to review its decision of imposing bandh on Meitei/Manipuri owned vehicles at Naga inhabited areas in the interest of the general public.

On the other hand, NPO has come down heavily against the prolonged silence of the Manipur Government over the assault of NSF leaders by Manipur police commandos on February 14 at Imphal.

In a statement, NPO said that as the incident relates to State Government, the agitation should not harm the public who are at the receiving end due to Government's apathy.

It added that the innocent public must not be held responsible for the blunders committed by the trigger- happy, communal and provocative Manipur police commandos, who have records of fake encounters, killing of innocent civilians, extortions, harassment and assault and many other unlawful activities in Manipur.

NPO while appealing for promoting communal harmony and peaceful co-exis- tence among different communities, urged NSF to review its decision in the interest of the general public.

NPO further said that the proposed ban would be effective from 6 am of February 24.It added that the utter negligence and silence of the State Government over the matter is highly condemnable.

Involvement of law enforcers in the incidents which could be seen as communal and provocative is highly unacceptable and it is a threat to public harmony, the organisation said.

Saying that the they cannot continue to sit and watch such incidents, NPO said that State Government's failure to tackle such issues would only trigger more problems.

Denying to meet NSF team after the incident and prolonged silence over its memorandum manifest endorsement of Manipur police commandos' action against the NSF, NPO said and demanded that action be initiated against the police commandos involved in the incident immediately.

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