NRFM calls general strike
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 23 2024:
The National Revolutionary Front Manipur (NRFM) has called a general strike across Manipur from 5 am to 5 pm on January 26 .
There is no problem in celebrating the Republic Day of India on January 26 in any part of its territory but celebrating the Indian Republic Day in Manipur has no meaning, according to a press release issued by NRFM information and publicity secretary Sanajaoba Meitei.
Even though the Indian Constitution is 74 years old, it has not provided a single moment of peace to any community of Manipur.
On the contrary, the people are being subjected to persistent oppression, it alleged.
If the Government of India and the Government of Manipur can prove it to be wrong that Manipur became a republic on July 26, 1947, the NRFM will give up arms, it said.
Manipur existed as an independent Nation for thousands of years before India took birth, it asserted.
There is no guarantee that the Government of India would not use its Constitution to fragment Manipur, it warned.
The general strike would not cover electricity, water supply, medical services and media, it added.