The bombings must stop, it is an act of terrorism. Those who are perpetrating such random acts of terror must realize that such activity will only distance the public from them and whatever cause they may seem to uphold.
The state has seen its fair amount of woes and continues to do so, but after all the tired years of struggle, corruption, military domination and God knows what! The public has had enough. It is time that time brings its change and brings the society to a somewhat better era, an era of peace, of development and no more bombs.
The recent surrendering of a top brass of the PREPAK outfit is something which was hard to imagine some time back. A top member of the CorCom and someone who was at the helm of the revolutionary movement; and it was indeed surprising to hear him state at the so called homecoming ceremony held at 1st Manipur Rifles hall that he had lost his confidence in the struggle for independence, in the revolution. I wonder how some might have felt after hearing his testimony. So, if a hardcore top leader owns up publicly that he has lost faith in his own cause, then it is not hard to assume how we among the public perceive them and their cause. All this notwithstanding, the current spurt of bombings cannot be tolerated at any cost.
A terror bomb is not tolerable. It cannot be digested why there should be bomb explosions occurring at public places. It is an act becoming of the Taliban and other terrorist organizations and not in the motive of waging the war in the interest of the people. In fact, such random terrorizing actions are detrimental to the interest of the freedom movement.
Such acts warrants hate from the public and will obviously lead to blacklisting the seemingly `those`™ who are behind the attack. Moreover, it also maligns the image of those outfits that are truly waging the war for self-determination. The knee jerk effect of such condemnable episodes is clear as mentioned and it is high time that such matters need to be dealt with, with force or with diplomacy is up to those concerned.
Many bomb traps have evidently shown that it is an act of cowardice and inflict more harm to the public and the psyche of the citizen then to its intended target. Such act serves to estrange the society from the rebels. An example is of the grenade lobbed at the Iskon temple where the festivities were going on and resulted in the death of many innocent people and the demise of one of the foremost spiritual leader namely Damodar.
If the trend of random terrorism goes unchecked, then it is not only a loss of lives nor is it a loss for the society. It is but a gain only for those who seek to alienate people, communities, organizations and a scathing self inflicted defeat for those involved with the revolutionary movement.
It is time that those in power check such wanton terrorism and bring an end to it otherwise the feeble trust left might evaporate.
Leader Writer: Paojel Chaoba