Arms transportation report worries COCOMI
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 28 2023:
Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) said that the report by India Today weekly news magazine about transportation of huge consignment of weapons loaded in three trucks by Kuki militants into Manipur from China-Myanmar border amidst efforts by the Centre, state government and CSOs to bring peace and normalcy is very much a arming.
While well-armed narco-terror-ists from hills continue to attack Meetei villages in the valley, there has been report of narco-terrorists purchasing the arms looted ROM security forces amid repentance for the seemingly one-sided combing operation in the valley.
In addition to these incidents, people are not only alarmed but also arising posers as to how huge consignment of weapons from the China-Myanmar border reached Manipur long the In-dia-Myanmar international border.
If the report of India Today happens to be true, people's suspicion on security forces manning the long India-Myanmar border particularly the Assam Rifles will deepen.
Deployed in Manipur for the past 40 years or so, the Assam Rifles ought to be fully conversant with topography of the state but transportation of the huge consignment of weapons, if true, will surely undermine integrity of the force.
Firing and torching of houses of Meetei villages by narco-terrorists in places like Sugnu, Serou, Tairenpokpi, LeimakhongChingmang, Kangch up, Kanto Sabal, Dolaithabi, Ikou and Chanung were done in the presence of Assam Rifles.
Being bound by SoO signed with the Government of India (GOI), the Assam Rifles might had been barred from taking retaliatory action but their attitude of keeping silent spectator to torching of Meetei villages right under their nose shocked the community and the Meeteis consider Assam Rifles to be supporter of narco-terrorists, the COCOMI said.
It will be no exaggeration that the ongoing war being fought by the Meetei community is external aggression but how long the Assam Rifles will continue to support foreign mercenaries is questionable, the COCOMI said and urged the Government of India to remove Assam Rifles from Manipur at the earliest in view of their seemingly nexus with Chin-Kuki narco-terrorists.
Deployed in Manipur for the past 40 years or so, the Assam Rifles ought to be fully conversant with topography of the state but transportation of the huge consignment of weapons, if true, will surely undermine integrity of the force.
Firing and torching of houses of Meetei villages by narco-terrorists in places like Sugnu, Serou, Tairenpokpi, LeimakhongChingmang, Kangch up, Kanto Sabal, Dolaithabi, Ikou and Chanung were done in the presence of Assam Rifles.
Being bound by SoO signed with the Government of India (GOI), the Assam Rifles might had been barred from taking retaliatory action but their attitude of keeping silent spectator to torching of Meetei villages right under their nose shocked the community and the Meeteis consider Assam Rifles to be supporter of narco-terrorists, the COCOMI said.
It will be no exaggeration that the ongoing war being fought by the Meetei community is external aggression but how long the Assam Rifles will continue to support foreign mercenaries is questionable, the COCOMI said and urged the Government of India to remove Assam Rifles from Manipur at the earliest in view of their seemingly nexus with Chin-Kuki narco-terrorists.
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