Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 02:
The Working Committee of the Apunba Lup has categorically asked all the armed groups to dissuade from committing any violence and senseless killing so that the people can live in peace.
In a statement jointly signed by L Ibomcha and M Shivadutta, the publicity sub-committee of the Working Committee of the Apunba Lup wondered how any person can be killed without any trial and valid reason.
The people of Manipur have suffered enough under the rising trend of killing people on one pretext or the other, the statement said, adding that it would be better to do away with the habit of levelling charges after having killed the person.
It is high time that the armed groups realised the number of people in Manipur including young and old alike who have been separated from their dear and near ones due to rising evil trend, the statement said.
The public outcry against the excesses of the security forces and demand for lifting of Armed Forces Special Powers Act has come people who have witnessed many a promising and precious lives snubbed out in their prime and many a families condemned to livelong penury after the only earning member has been killed without any mercy, the statement pointed out.
In the same vitriolic tone, the statement also flayed the State security personnel for resorting to killing innocent person in complete disregard of the sentiments of the people.