NE rebel groups call for total shut down on R-Day
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, January 20 2015: As in the previous years, Coordination Committee (CorCom), Manipur, Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (S), United Liberation Front of Asom (I) have called for a total shut down on January 26, the Republic Day of India in the entire North East region or Western South East Asia (WESEA) .

With the spectacular success of Narendra Modi's brand of politics, India is gearing up to celebrate her Republic Day of this Union of States on 26th of January 2015, said a joint statement issued by the outfits.

Youth of the WESEA region in the 21st century, in their formative years seem to be charmed by Modi Magic; and are unaware of the tightening noose of this unitary State as envisioned by its Constitution makers who are tutored by their British colonial masters, added the statement.

In the last decade of the 20th Century, a few section of the educated youth of the region, instead of calling for the legitimate right for self-determination and breaking away from the alien rule, were looking for federal solution for self-rule.

It was quite clear then, that, they had very poor understanding of the core-issue of the conflict that is "the annexation of the region by India under threat and coercion" .

At the same time, they could not see the hidden agenda of the basic underlying principle on which India was established by abolishing above 300 small independent States.

It should be clear if one studies minutely the making of the Constitution of the India that, rather than a true federal set up what this so called Republic represents is a very rigid integration of the geographical entity called India, added the outfits.

The provinces of India, rather than holding devolved federal powers are subservient to the Union control under which the talk of self-rule is just a mirage.

The so-called autonomy of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies are devices to extend the alien control using local politicians.

The Indian brand of democracy is run by 10 per cent of middle class capitalists backed by the huge armed forces rather than by true democratic principles, added the statement.

The exception is of course the Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir with the supposed autonomy under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution.

The citizens in J&K although holding dear Article 370, the bitter truth is that J&K is an occupied territory under heavy Indian military boots.

With the advent of Modi, he is scheming to 'kill off' this nominal safeguard J&K currently has under Article 370.If one is to check the use of Article 371, anything is possible in Indian politics; even fulfillment of creation of a 'Super State' with the motto 'whereever Hinduism goes, that is India' as stated in the past by some Indian statesman, it remarked.

"These days with religion taking the driving seat in Indian politics, we at the Indian occupied WESEA, need to be acutely alert that none of our constituent Nations have a religious identity.

Any group who may have a nascent aim to have a religion based political identity would be a misfit in our collective psyche", the outfits asserted.

The WESEA identity is 'gene pool' based on ancient wisdom mixed with modern political motto such as 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity' coined by the French Republic.

The Indian establishment by refusing to remove the vicious "Armed Forces Special Power Act (1958)", which is imposed only in 'our region' legalize the military occupation of the region.

This has proven repeatedly that 'Our Region' is occupied deceitfully and being held forcibly for the sake of the much used phrase 'the unity and integrity of the Nation' .

Peoples must take note that, the above phrase is what the Indian establishment means by 'the main stream'.

Unless a revised Article 371 is revived to allow secession (in contrast Sikkim was compelled to join India in the original Article 371), the talk of democratic resolution to fulfill the aspirations of WESEA is not possible under the current Indian State, it added.

The yearly celebration of this Republic Day of India in the region is not of a normal federal entity, but an unavoidable ritual imposed by an aligned Central Rule over an occupied territory.

Some people in the WESEA region unwittingly, or wittingly, because of self interest, have been taking part in India celebrating her Republic Day.

"Such partakings are insults to the valiant Nationalistic souls of the region who have given their all to undo the wrong that took place at the folding of the British Dominion over WESEA", they alleged.

"The Indianizing slogans that have been drummed continuously into the new generations of our youth may be working.

They are either beginning to hide their own identities wrapping the Indian tricolor or have drunk the potion to enter the 'Wonderland' full of dark secrets they cannot fathom! .

"In these days of information 'Super High Way' the glory of the region could be forgotten by new generations and facts will be replaced by fiction with ulterior motives.

"Every parent, educator and intellectual, printed words, audio-visual media need to be on alert to keep our identities shine through unless the region decides to commit itself to oblivion", the outfits claimed.

"The world is watching us very keenly on our strategies to liberate ourselves from the Indian grip.

Our people rejecting Indian occupation is an important message to the world.

This can be done effectively, by refusing to take part in Indian National events in our region", they asserted.

"Hence, like in the previous years, we have decided that the region should collectively boycott the Indian Republic Day 2015; and are appealing to the people of WESEA to do so, safely staying indoors, supporting a total shut down of activities from 9 pm of January 25 to 6 pm of January 26, 2015.This restriction is not applicable to emergency services, media and religious activities and these should be functioning normally during these hours", they added.

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