Imphal April 23: The United Naga Council (UNC) has called a 48 hrs total bandh in all Naga inhabited areas of the State from the midnight of April 27 demanding intervention of the Government of India on the issue of Alternative Arrangement outside the Government of Manipur and the pending Indo-Naga political settlement.
According to UNC, it is during Chief Minister O. Ibobi`™s led 13 years of “communal” Congress Government in Manipur that many civilians including two innocents students, late Chakho Mao and Loshou Mao were shot death by his “communal” state forces on May 6, 2010 at Mao-Gate and late Mayopam Ramror Tangkhul and Ramkasing Vashi in Ukhrul district on August 30, 2014 respectively, and ten of hundreds were seriously injured and maimed, and also declared arrest warrant to former presidents of UNC and All Naga Students` Association, Manipur (ANSAM) and fixed them the reward tags and furthermore, attempted to declare UNC as un-lawful organization in the recent past while defending its inherent political rights is nothing but to derail and sabotage the on-going Indo-Naga political talks by state and non-state actors.
The UNC press statement furher alleged that the Naga people in its 3rd Naga People`s Convention (NPC) held on July 1, 2010 at Senapati had declared Autonomous District Council (ADC) election of 2010 `null and void` but in the name of democracy, the communal and oppressive Manipur Government is going to re-impose the already rejected ADC election of Manipur (Hill Areas) District Council 3rd Amendment Act, 2008 just to usurp and strangulate peoples`™ political aspiration.
“And also, for its construction of Mapithel and proposed Tipaimuk and Chakpi River Multipurpose Dams and other mega projects in Naga areas without peoples`™ consent and violation of National and International Laws/norms, attempts to grasp and include tribal lands of Chandel, Senapati, Ukhrul and Tamenglong districts into valley districts in the name of its infamous district police boundaries, its persistent efforts to barter land measuring 1.40 sq. kms. of Choro Tangkhul village to Myanmar just to retain Moreh etc. are constantly pursued systematically to marginalize the tribal land and peoples`™ rights through various acts, laws, notification and orders”, the statement of UNC added.
“Dr. Manmahon Singh, the then Prime Minister of India had rightly pointed out that ` there is sharp social divide between the Meiteis and the Nagas in Manipur` at the 45th DGP Conference in New Delhi on August 26, 2010 but due to lack of political will, the situation have became compounded and aggravated day by day”.
Medical, water supply, electricity, educational institutions and media fraternity will be exempted from the purview of the bandh.