One more house burnt, FOCS condemn
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 01 2024:
One more house belonging to one Heisnam Premchand Meitei was set ablaze by some unidentified persons at Jakuradhor Part II under Borobekra sub-division of Jiribam districtyesterday.
A press release issued by the Federation of Civil Society Organisations (FOCS) Manipur said that Jakuradhor Part II is located just around 700 metres from Borobekra police station.
FOCS asked how could such acts of terrorism be perpetrated when State force as well as Central forces are present in the area.
It also expressed strong suspicion that the act of arson was a part of a larger conspiracy aimed at igniting new conflict between Meiteis and non-Kuki communities of Jiribam.
With the State forces and Central forces restraining themselves from taking any action against the Kuki militants, Meitei houses are being burnt down on a daily basis, it said.
Saying that FOCS had held several rounds of meetings with officials of both the State forces and Central forces, it said that the State forces and the Central forces should be held accountable for all the Meitei houses burnt down at Jiribam.
If the Government of India continues to watch silently all these acts of terrorism, the people of Manipur may be constrained to take a drastic decision, it warned.