Illogical, says COCOMI
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 13 2023:
The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has said that the demand of ITLF and CoTU to reimpose AFSPA in the valley districts is illogical.
In a statement, COCOMI said that cases of violation of law and order are at its highest level in areas where camps of Kuki militant groups under SoO pact are situated while ransom and killings are happening in Kuki dominated areas.
Saying that there is no rule of laws in hill areas especially in Kuki dominated places for the last 40 years whereas there is reasonable peace in all AFSPA lifted areas of the valley districts since long time back, the committee claimed that cases of extortion, looting on highways, kidnapping and other forms of crimes are on the rise in Kuki dominated hill areas specially after the outbreak of the present crisis.
Hence, the demand of ITLF and CoTU to reimpose AFSPA in the valley districts is absurd, COCOMI said and added that their (ITLF and CoTU) demand clearly shows the gravity of frustration in the present crisis 'which they engineered' .