No general strike till proxy war ends: UPRFM
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 23 2023:
The armed United People's Revolutionary Front of Manipur (UPRFM) declared that the outfit will not call/impose general strike, shutdown and public curfew till the end of the ongoing proxy war being waged by a community raised and protected by India challenging Kangleipak/Manipur's glory, history, civilization, integrity and existence.
According to a UPRFM statement, the outfit decided to halt imposition of general strike, shutdown and public curfew as all these extreme forms of agitation will not only affect people facing proxy war but is also contradictory to the prevailing situation.
According to the UPRFM statement issued by information & publicity secretary L Rolin alias Thoupangba Meitei, the entire Kanglei people are facing a big proxy war jointly waged by India and a community taking refuge in Kangleipak as part of India's attempt to permanently colonise Kangleipak/Manipur by uprooting its identity.
The ongoing proxy war is a result of India's divide and rule policy in WESEA region, the outfit said In the course its long history spaning over 2,000 years, Kangleipak suffered most during the attack by the Awa in 1819-1826 popularly known as Seven Years of Devastation and the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891.After the defeat in 1891 War, Kangleipak/Manipur lost its sovereignty but regained the same after the British left in 1947.However, India forcibly annexed Kangleipak/Manipur in 1949 and entire Kanglei people remain as slaves since then.
Today, the Chin-Kuki-Zo people, who were granted refuge in Kangleipak/Manipur during the reign of Maharaj Nara Singh in 1840-41, are attempting to break apart the land after 180 years of settlement to form their own land by challenging Kangleipak's glory, history, civilisation and integrity.
Instead of pursuing their demand in democratic manner, the Chin-Kuki-Zo people are attacking the Kanglei people in a systematic and the highly gruesome manner, the UPRFM said and stressed the need for fighting the ongoing proxy war till bringing a logical end with proper utilisation of resources, modern warfares and information technology.