Imphal, January 20: While acknowledging that sharp polarisation is taking place in the armed struggle of the region, four underground organisations of the North East region today announced boycott of Republic Day celebration of the Indian Union.

To make the boycott call effective, a general strike has also been imposed on January 26 throughout the region from 1 am till 6 pm, said a �solidarity statement�.

Highlighting that it is the Indian Constitution which is claimed to be the constitutional basis of �Indian colonial rule� in the region the four outfits - Kamotapur Liberation Organisation, Manipur People�s Liberation Front, Tripura People�s Democratic Front and United Liberation Front of Asom observed the Constitution should be rejected.

Regarding the polarisation in the armed struggle, the statement said at one pole is the �host of ethnic-exclusive organisations who have entered into �ceasefire agreements� and/or �peace talks� with India.

And at the other pole stands the revolutionary organisations of historical States of Assam, Kamotapur, Manipur and Tripura who are holding fast to their guns to continue the liberation struggle until sovereignty and independence is achieved.

This polarisation was bound to emerge given the ideologies of ethnic-based struggles which fit well within the Indian State structure and becomes handy tool for �divide and destroy� game of Indian colonial policies, the joint statement observed.

It further stated that inspite of India advocating �peace talks� from the highest level so far no open and official acceptance of the necessity to include the issue of sovereignty and independence on the agency for talks had been announced.

In contrast, the Indian Union has accelerated military effort to suppress the movement using draconian laws like the Armed forces� special Powers Act in the States of Assam, Manipur and Tripura and implementing the repressive policy under a Unified Command Structure in every State of the region.

This only shows India�s arrogant refusal to respect the human dignity of people of the region, added the statement.

Describing the �ceasefire� and �peace talks� as sugar coated offers intent on deceiving the regional masses, the outfits admitted so far the Indian policy of �divide and destroy� has paid dividends which is mainly caused not through strength of India but due to �our own� weaknesses.

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