While rejecting the proposal for deployment of the Central Armed Police Forces at Motha Village of Tengnoupal district, under Moreh Sub-Division, the Hill Tribal Council (HTC), Moreh, a Kukis’ top body of the border town, has demanded immediate withdrawal of the same in the larger interest of the public.
The tribal council stated that the proposal to deploy BSF jawans at the sole behest of N Biren Singh and the Meiteis is highly condemnable, and the same should be withdrawn immediately for the sake of peace and harmony in the area.
In a statement issued on Monday, HTC has informed the concerned authorities and officials that the attempt to deploy BSF troops at Motha village, in a very suspicious manner without any official notification from the Central Government, has drawn strong objection from the indigenous Kuki-Zo tribes.
“This untimely and thoughtless action, involving the communal State’s hidden agenda, is perceived as a threat to the survival of the Kuki-Zo when the Chief Minister of the state is determined to continue annihilating them under different guises,” it said.
“This is the homeland of the Kuki-Zo people prior to any other human settlement even before the arrival of India and Burma. The Manipuris and their kings who came here yesterday as guests and traders have no rights to infringe the Kuki-Zo way of life.” HTC added.
HTC mentioned that it has been over 14 months since the Kuki-Zo tribes were subjected to all forms of discrimination and genocide by the Meitei centric government of Manipur.
While paying respect to all the victims of the ‘state engineered tragedy’ and saluting the brave Kuki-Zo martyrs, the tribal council expressed its high appreciation to the Kuki-Zo brave volunteers who stand day and night at the buffer zones tirelessly protecting Kuki-Zo land and lives. “Deep in our hearts, we know it is God, Almighty, the Creator who sustained us this far,” it said.
Claiming that the BJP’s “double-engine ki Sarkar” had been fully exploited or abused by N. Biren Singh, the chief minister, the HTC accused Biren Singh of directly responsible for the unabated killings in the state, raping and murdering Kuki-Zo women and children, thus shaking the world with shock and turning the peaceful Manipur into an erstwhile Somalia-like statehood.
The quality of Biren is proven by the BJP’s humiliating defeat in the recently held 18th Lok Sabha Election where the opposition Congress party won both the seats in Manipur, the statement added.
The Hill Tribal Council once again appealed to all the concerned officials and authorities within Tengnoupal district to prepare to serve the public, to understand their sufferings and work with the civil society organisations that represent them rather than serving the “blood thirsty Chief Minister” who had miserably failed in his governance.
Asking whether the Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police of Tengnoupal District wanted peace or conflict, the HTC has raised questions on whether they are working for peace or secretly promoting the Meitei’s interest.
The Hill Tribal Council also appreciated the unbiased and disciplined Indian Army and Paramilitary Forces particularly the Assam Rifles for effectively performing anti-insurgency operations, preventing cross-border terrorism and strictly maintaining border security in the vast and porous Indo-Myanmar region.
