IMPHAL, Nov 27: The Coordination Committee, a conglomerate of valley based outlawed organisations namely KCP, KYKL, PREPAK, PREPAK (Pro), RPF and UNLF condemning the proposed visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Manipur has declared 24 hour curfew.
According to a statement of the convener of the Publicity Committee of the group, a 24-hour curfew has been imposed from the midnight of November 30 in connection with the visit of the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on the final day of the ongoing Sangai Festival.
The statement recalled the speech of Modi, which he had made in the East Asia Summit held on November 12 to 13 at NayPyiTaw, Myanmar. The statement quoted the relevant paragraph of Modi`™s speech as: `In a world of interdependence and globalisation, there is no option but to follow international laws and norms`¦ for this reason, following international law and norms is important`.
Further, it continued that on the other hand, the Indian State has been subjugating Manipur and other regions of WESEA by imposing draconian law like the AFSPA. Irom Chanu Sharmila, the Iron Lady has been struggling against the draconian law but the Indian State has been turning a blind eye to the protest, the statement added.
The statement said that Modi is a colonialist representative of the Indian State, which is good in divide and rule tactics. CORCOM has been relentlessly fighting against such divisive policies and the struggle will still go on, it said.
In view of the inhuman crime meted out towards the people of Manipur by the colonial Indian State, the proposed visit of the PM to Manipur on November 30 is a bad omen to its people, it said.
This being the case, a 24 hour curfew has been imposed by the group from the midnight of November 30. However, the curfew will be relaxed for medical emergencies, fire emergencies and media, the statement added.