Imphal, November 02 2008: WHILE REACTING strongly to the flip-flop press statement of the Kuki Liberation Organisation/Kuki Liberation Army (KLO/KLA) with regard to the October 23 pasenger bus burning incident in Assam where two passengers hailing from Zeliangrong community were killed, the Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur (ZSUM) terms the Kuki outfit's move as that of undermining the Zeliangrong community.

Robert Goimei and Mrs Ginthailiu Gangmei were 'roasted' to death in the incident, according to ZSUM.

This statement of ZSUM has come following the two press notes of the KLO/KLA issued on two separate occasions which were contradictory to each other, according to the Zeliangrong students' body.

ZSUM said that on October 25, the KLO/KLA had claimed responsibility through the media by the outfit's information and publicity secretary Malsawn Kuki saying that the burning of a passenger bus in Assam was the handiwork of the Eagle Claws unit of the KLO/KLA.

"However, on the October 31 through the media, the KLO/KLA denied its involvement in the October 23 bus burning incident," said the ZSUM while adding, "The KLO/KLA 's commander-in-chief Robinson Kuki had said through the newspapers that the passenger bus was burnt down by a gang whose members' identities are Seikhohao alias Malwin Khongsai of Thingkanphai, Churachandpur, Ngamlet alias Jamdil Khongsai of Changkipot, Churachandpur, Paokholen Haokip s/o Nehthang of Checkon, Imphal, Letkhogin alias Hegin of Terakhong near Andro and Henkholen alias Steward of Bethany village, Sapermeina" .

Such stance of the KLO/KLA undermines the Zeliangrong community, fumes the ZSUM.

The Zeliangrong students' body then said that executing or targetting innocent and unarmed civilians and torching a passenger bus by armed group such as the KLO/KLA is a clear case of violating of any civilised human standard which is against hmanity.

The ZSUM further stated that organised gruesome crime committed by KLO/KLA is against regional and international laws and conventions viz, the Geneva Conventions for armed opposition groups which are tanamount to genocidal activities.

"The tactic silence maintained by Kuki apex body such as the Kuki Inpi further adds to the insult to the Zeliangrong community," said the ZSUM.

"The Kuki apex organisation should initiate for an amicable resolution through Zeliangrong customary laws before things go out of hand," cautions the Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur (ZSUM).

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