Will defend Jiribam at all costs: Meitei Lanmee
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 08 2024:
Meitei Lanmee, Jiribam Unit cautioned that Kuki militants will be met with a strong retaliation from village volunteers if they continue to carry out attacks and Jiribam will be defended at all costs.
In a release, Meitei Lanmee, Jiribam Unit said that Kuki narco-terrorists have resumed the ethnic cleansing of Meiteis in Manipur right after the Lok Sabha poll results were declared.
After the abduction and subsequent beheading of S Saratkumar on June 6, armed Kuki militants started torching the Meitei villages in Jiribam district, forcing the Meiteis to flee.
Kuki mobs led by the armed Kuki militants have not only torched the villages but also burned down temples and shrines.
In a well-planned and coordinated manner, Manipur Police outposts in Jiribam were also attacked by Kuki militants who came in boats on Barak River.
Considering the scenario which has put lives and properties of the innocent civilians under imminent danger, Meitei villagers have been compelled to take up any means to defend themselves from the onslaught of Kuki militants.
In condemnation of the unwarranted aggression of Kuki narco-terrorists in Jiribam area, a total shutdown has been announced in Jiribam district.
Emergency, medical and religious activities will be exempted from the purview of the shutdown.
Those who violate the shutdown will be held responsible for any untoward outcome, it cautioned.
In another release, Salaai Kanba Lup (CC) condemned the brutal killing of Sarat and burning of Meetei houses by Kuki terrorists.
It also alleged failure of the state government and law enforcing agencies to take up necessary measures for protecting the people of Jiribam: Moreover, it urged the government to protect the lives and properties of the people and take action against Kuki narco terrorists in accordance to law of the land.