Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 19 2009:
KLO/KLA is no more exist from today as it has been rechristened as UPF/KLA, said information secretary Armstrong Gangte today in a press conference held somewhere in Ukhrul district.
Armstrong Gangte said after the dead of commander-in-chief, Thunder Kuki of the KLO/KLA, KNO/KNA indulged in divide and rule policy among the Touthang and Doungel tribes and in-charge of the commander-in-chief Khaibam was killed.
Alleging KNO/KNA, he said when Centre provided stipends for the cadres maintaining ceasefire under Suspension of Operation agreement, they did not give the share of KLA cadres.
As such 51 cadres of the KLA cadres were not getting the stipends for five months.
Cadres are to get Rs 2500 each for three months and Rs 3500 each for the rest two months.
Apart from this violating the ground rule of the SoO, under the leadership of Defense Secretary, TS Haokip many smaller outfits were setting up.
They were Pakan, KNLF, MMCTA and TLA.
In the name of revolutionary group, they started doing business.
These four underground groups are keeping Tuibong, Molhoi.
They are not parties of the SoO.
With the permission of the president of KNO, TS Sejang, spokesperson, Sheileng and defense secretary TS Haokip, cadres of DHD (J) cadres are also giving shelter by the KNF (MC), Armstrong alleged.
Atrocities and harassments are meting out to the families and relatives of KLA cadres by the KNO/KNA cadres.
This amount to violation of ground rules of the SoO, he alleged drawing attention of the higher authorities of SoO.
He further observed that Khaibam is claiming as KNO/KNA in Churachandpur district.
He is likely to join the UPF/KLA very soon.