Plebiscite must for survival of indigenous people: Bikramjit
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, March 28 2011: Unless the Indo-Manipur conflict is not resolved through plebiscite, the indigenous people of Manipur would continue to face the grim prospect of extinction, asserted UPF president O Bikramjit.

Addressing a public meeting held at Moirang Hanuba community hall today on the theme "Indo-Manipur Conflict and People's Participation in Resolving the Conflict", Bikramjit observed that the conflict between State actors and non-State actors being witnessed in Manipur has severely affected normal life of the common people.

In case the Indo-Manipur conflict is not resolved through plebiscite with active participation of the people, the indigenous people would be wiped out from the surface of the Earth sometime or later, he asserted.

As in the previous meetings, the meeting resolved that the people should be allowed to participate in resolving the Indo-Manipur conflict and for that a plebiscite should be held.

All case related to Manipuri insurgents arrested outside the State should be transferred to the Government of Manipur and to send these two resolutions to the UNO and other international human right organisations with an appeal to facilitate resolving the conflict are the other resolutions of the meeting.

A plebiscite meeting underway

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