CPI-M delegation visits CCpur, meets CSO leaders
Source: Chronicle News Service / Kaimuanthang Mangte
CCpur, August 18 2023:
A delegation of Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) which included general secretary and former MP Sitaram Yechury, Tripura MLA Jitendra Chaudhury, former minister of West Bengal and CPI-M central committee member Deblina Membrom, and CPI-M Assam state secretary Suprakash Talukdar visited Churachandpur district on Friday.
The delegation led by Sitaram Yechury engaged in discussions with the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF) and its affiliated members, including Kuki Women Organisation for Human Rights (KWOHR), at Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) office.
Prior to their arrival and after reaching Churachandpur, they also visited the Saidan and Koite relief camps.
During their interactions ITLF secretary Muan Tombing shed light on the challenging circumstances faced by the tribal population amidst the ongoing turmoil.
This included a demand for a separate administration.
He presented a memorandum to the leaders, appealing for their support in ensuring fulfilment of these demands.
KWOHR president Ngaineikim highlighted the atrocities inflicted upon Kuki Zo tribal women, citing seven distinct cases of rape and murder, as well as instances of public humiliation and sexual assault.
She conveyed that these acts of brutality were directed at them solely due to their affiliation with a particular tribal community.
She emphasised that the level and nature of savagery they endured were unparalleled among other tribal communities in India.
Ngaineikim asserted that the only solution to end this cycle of violence against them is the realisation of their demand for a separate administration.
Ngaineikim subsequently handed over a memorandum to the CPI-M) leaders, urging their assistance in securing the demand for a separate administration.
Sitaram Yechury highlighted the necessity for the government, which operates with a "double engine," to initiate discussions and identify a resolution.
He stressed that the current state of affair was marked by disorder and that the government has a responsibility to address the political demands of the tribal communities and work towards a solution.