LAMKA, September 11: Condemning the incident of assault on VDF personnel in broad daylight allegedly by cadres of a peace pact signatory militant outfit in broad daylight at the Churachandpur District Hospital yesterday, civil bodies of the district will be holding a sit in protest against the incident in front of the hospital tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the CCpur police has registered a case under FIR No 79 (9) 2013-CCPUR PS u/s 447/186/333/353/325/34 IPC.
However, even as several local newspapers had reported the alleged involvement KCP (Nongdren Khomba) cadres in the assault who have a Memorandum of Understanding signatory with the government, the FIR has only been lodged against `unidentified miscreants`, informed a reliable source.
The DIG Range III Manglemjao convened a meeting at the Churachandpur SP’s office today on the issue. The meeting was also attended by 1ST IRB commandant.
Later, the police higher-ups were seen heading toward the 27 sector Commandant’s office at Tuibuang. However, what conspired during the meeting could not be known till the filing of this report.
Meanwhile, JL Somi Secy, Information and publicity of Joint Women Association, CCpur told a group of media persons that the association will be staging a sit in protest in front of the CCpur district hospital tomorrow in protest against the assault of the hospital guards by alleged surrendered militants.
The Zomi Youth Association has also condemned the incident and further demanded the shifting of the surrendered cadres from the district.
Additional news from a Staff reporter: Reacting to Tuesday’s incident, wherein a VDF was physically assaulted by cadres of a militant group under peace pact with the government, Thangmeiband MLA, Joykishan, strongly condemned the incident terming it a breach of ground rules. Speaking to media persons in at the Trinamool Congress office, Joykishan said that the people must acknowledge the important role of the police who are relentlessly discharging their duty to protect the public.
He lamented that it has become a common phenomenon for militant groups to openly misbehave once they sign a peace pact with the government.
It appears that the peace pact is construed as a licence to carry out anti-social activities, he further said.
The MLA further maintained that the matter of militant groups constantly breaking ground rules will be apprised to the central leaders to highlight the issue at the national level.
Meanwhile, the Headquarter VengWomen Welfare Committee has also condemned the incident.
S Kamthianmuan, President of the Zomi Students’ Federation (ZSF) General Head Quarter in a press release today said that the ZSF condemns the callous adventurism of the surrendered cadres of KCP (Nongrem Khomba) being kept under the custody of 46 Assam Riffles in the strongest terms.
The release said that the presence of the outfit in the district has not only threatened the hard earned peace and tranquillity of the place but at the same time posed a prevailing fear psychosis to the people of the district.
The involvement of KCP (Nongrem Khomba) cadres in the district hospital incident of September 10 in broad daylight is a culmination of the undercurrent that has swept the district since their presence, the release said and added that this is not the first time the cadres of the group had created disturbances.
The ZSF at the same time is equally perturbed as to how the 46 AR allowed the cadre the liberty to roam freely in combat uniform in the district”, it continued and added that the ZSF will not remain a mute spectator until and unless the cadres of the outfit are moved from the district.