UMO slams Brinda for seeking President's Rule
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, July 08 2023: The Universal Moth-ers' Organisation (UMO) has strongly criticised Thounaojam Brinda for her recent remarks advocating imposition of President's Rule in the state.

The or-ganisation contended that Brinda is misleading the public by concealing her political identity and pur-suing her personal agenda of re-election.

In a statement signed by its president Moirangthem Sorojini, UMO expressed disappointment over Brinda s press conference, which took place at her res-idence.

They highlighted that Brinda, who was a can-didate in Yaiskul assembly constituency in the 2022 assembly election repre-senting JD (U), consistently presents herself as a "for-mer police officer" during meetings and conferences.

However, UMO said that she is a dedicated politi-cian affiliated to a national political party and accused her of deceiving the public to promote her personal ambitions.

During the press con-ference and various pub-lic gatherings in Imphal, Brinda openly expressed her desire to bring about President's Rule in the state by dissolving the current government.

UMO strongly denounces her actions, con-sidering them inappropri-ate given the present state of affairs.

UMO condemns Brinda's behaviour in the strongest terms, it said.

Furthermore , Brinda made baseless and un-founded claims during the press conference.

Regarding her claim that 92 per cent of the state's total area falling in the hill regions have thriving poppy cultivation, UMO pointed out these hill areas are also home to various ethnic tribes who do not engage in poppy cultivation.

UMO said that such mislead-ing statements by Brinda give the impression that innocent ethnic tribes, including Nagas, are also involved in poppy cultivation and demandedan apology from Brinda to the public, particularly to the ethnic tribes of the state.

In addition, Brinda made another sweeping statement, suggesting that wealthy indi-viduals in both the valley and the hills are involved in the drug trade.

UMO refutes these base-less claims and insists that en-trepreneurs, professionals, and businessmen work diligently for the development of the state and should not be labelled as drug dealers, the release said and advisedBrinda to withdraw her statement.

UMO further accused Brin-da of acting solely in pursuit of personal gain and agenda.

She claimed that previous in-stances of President's Rule in the state did not result in the deaths of any Meetei, a partic-ular ethnic group.

UMO finds such remarks concerning and questions Brinda's true inten-tions, it maintained and asked Brinda to clarify if she desires Presidents Rule in the state to facilitate the deaths of more than 1,000 Meeteis.

UMO highlighted that the state already suffered thelossof over1000 lives during the 14-month President's Rule in 1992 as a consequence of the Naga-Kuki clash.

Finally, UMO emphasised significance of a functioning stategorernment in addressing the grievances of the people and pointed out that it is not the time for Brinda to engage in verbal attacks but to unite and confront the challenges that lie ahead together.

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