CoTU reacts to Presidential address, Prime Minister's speech
Source: The Sangai Express

Kangpokpi, July 06 2024: In response to the Presidential address and the Prime Minister's speech in the 18th Lok Sabha, the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) Sadar Hills Kangpokpi district, expressed disappointment at the lack of genuine empathy for the people of Manipur.

The Committee's spokesperson, Ng Lun Kipgen, said that the much-awaited Presidential address was devoid of genuine empathy towards the people of Manipur, which was exacerbated by the Prime Minister's speech, which defended 'the fallacies of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, whom the Kuki-Zo community accuses of being the protagonist of the current turmoil' .

Expressing discontentment over the address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CoTU spokesperson Ng Lun Kipgen maintained that the Prime Minister's speech overlooked 'the responsibility of his own point man, Chief Minister N Biren Singh, whom he blames for the current turmoil in Manipur' .

He also said that it is inappropriate for the Prime Minister to equate the past incidents of 1993 with the current situation, as the present administration under N Biren Singh is complicit in the conflict.

"If the imposition of President's Rule 10 times in a small state such Manipur calls for curtailing of violence, then what is stopping the Centre to impose yet another PR to resort peace in the state", he asked.

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