Core committee assesses grievances of VDFs at Sugnu and Serou
Source: The Sangai Express
Kakching, June 25 2023:
In order to assess the hardships faced by VDFs of Kakching district, the core committee of All Manipur VDF Welfare Association led by chief advisor Wangkhemcha Shamjai visited the VDFs deployed at Sugnu and Serou today.
An unnamed VDF personnel shared that when Serou and Sugnu came under attack by Kuki militants in the intervening night of May 27 and 28, security personnel of IRB, Manipur Rifle, Commandos and VDFs came to its defence.
But VDF personnel are not adequately equipped with arms like the other security forces, he rued, while adding that they are not even provided with bullet-proof vests.
However, they maintained their stance to defend the motherland, he said.
Thus, he urged the State Government to acknowledge the important role played the VDFs in providing security and defending Manipur and accordingly change the recruitment process of VDFs by granting them adequate pay in comparison with other security forces.