Source: The Sangai Express / S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, January 15 2010:
Clarifying the incident in which two ZRA cadres were allegedly killed in an encounter with the RPF, ZRO's secretary Ministry of Information and Publicity, today said the incident was never a combined action or joint operation with the Indian Army but a reactionary action of ZRA mobile force to the repeated threat, intimidation and unprovoked attack of the ZRA Hiangtam (K) camp.
"It may be recalled that some valley based UGs have the devilish habit of killing innocent tribals, including high ranking officers, as Christmas Gifts or New Year present.
We wonder whether these are an attack on Chiristianity or an attempt to eliminate the tribals," said the ZRA's secretary in his statement.
Asking whether ZRF outfit really wants to replicate the principles of the Burmese Military Junta, the statement said, it is unbecoming of a revolutionary organization to adapt that principle which has been denounced by the International community.
Unless the proscribed armed group stop unprovoked attacks on the ZRA and shun terrorizing of Zomis, the outfit will fight the lost battle in a foreign soil like the US Army in Vietnam, it said and added, "We have every right to defend our land and people everywhere at anytime, whether we are under SoO or not" .