Imphal, March 20 2010: The proscribed Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) has said that its war is a justified war.

GM Changjou, Chief, Department of Publicity, RPF today stated in a press release that Comrade Nongleiba and Comrade Jack, who sacrificed their lives in the battle with the security forces of India at Tolen and Warok Ching of Chandel district, had joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) when they were quite young.

The Education Department of the PLA took the responsibility of providing them general education till they attained the age of 16 .

After they attained the right age, Nongleiba and Jack passed out of the Basic Military Training (BMT), the requirement to become a regular army of the PLA, the press release stated.

It further stated that there is an interesting story behind how they conditionally joined the PLA, how the PLA was compelled to recruit them and how general education was given to them.

PLA has never recruited anybody below the age of 16 for BMT.

RPF/PLA have been strictly adhering to international laws, norms and conventions.

Till today, the PLA has not given any consent to recruiting child soldiers, GM Changjou reiterated.

He stated that the CRPF IG (Nagaland and Manipur Sector) RC Tayal stated a few days back that the problem of insurgency has slackened the pace of development in Manipur and made to suffer common people unnecessarily.

How far this statement is correct is debatable.

Changjou stated that there is no denying that Manipur was an independent state in South East Asia.

A developed and prosperous state is possible only when a free people of an independent nation elect their true representatives for forming a government that is not under any one's control.

Only an independent government formed by a free people could know aspirations of the people and make policies and programme that are suited to the soil of the land.

Only such a free people of an independent state can take part in the race for progress.

That Manipur was forcibly merged by India is known all over the world, and no one can refute this fact.

It is because of the forcible merger of many smaller princely states by Mountbatten at the instance of MK Gandhi, Nehru and Sardar Patel that India is today cracking up.

The policy of ignoring the territorial boundaries of the forcibly merged princely states and introduction of Article 3 in the Indian Constitution has added more fuel to the fire.

Nehru gifted away Manipur's Kyampok Lamjao (Kabo Valley), which is three times larger than the present Manipur valley to Myanmar without fighting any war.

How can people of Manipur repose faith to such Indian leaders? Till today Manipur's land is shrinking.

Manipur's land bordering Myanmar is too shrinking, he stated.

GM Changjou further state in his press release that the end of Second World War witnessed powers making alliances for gaining more power.

The British too restored freedom to capitalist freedom fighters of India.

Because, the British had never wanted India to became a communist country.

On the other hand they crushed leftist movements led by Bhagat Singh, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, etc.

using all available military might.

India's freedom struggle was not spearheaded by the working class.

It is because of this fact that even though India attained its freedom, the people living in this country are yet to gain their freedom.

The poor and working class of this country have not been able to enjoy their political rights fully.

Crores of homeless Indians are living by the roadsides as they are denied basic human rights like shelter, food and clothing.

Are not these poor people Indians? To ameliorate the pitiable condition of the poor and homeless, CPI (Maoist) have emerged as a strong force to fight for the just cause of liberation of the poor, farmers and the working class people of India.

RPF fully supports CPI (Maoist)'s movement.

Because CPI (Maoist) is a strong supporter of the RPF's struggle and it honours the political rights of the people of Manipur.

RPF supports all liberation struggles of the world.

CPI (Maoist) movement is one such liberation struggle, Changjou stated.

He further stated that, "We will help one another and we can jointly defeat Indian regime.

Only then can a free people of independent Manipur and a free people of independent India, both country can establish a good relationship based on trust, faith and mutual support.

We will win the war".

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