Imphal, August 12 2009: The Manipur People's Party (MPP) President, Dr Nimaichand Luwang said his party will file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Gauhati High Court against the SPF government for imposing indiscreet curfew and booking democratic protestors under NSA.

Addressing reporters today at the MPP office here, Dr Nimaichand said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and AICC President Sonia Gandhi have been urged to dismiss irresponsible Chief Minister O Ibobi for disgracing democracy by giving misleading statement in the Assembly.

He said O Ibobi has created history for refusing to step down from his post.

"We are ashamed of Ibobi's conduct," Dr Nimaichand said.

He said, since Ibobi has no morality, the matter of his ouster will solely rest with the Congress MLAs and its partners' MLAs in the government.

The opposition MLAs are helpless.

The AICC president as well as the MPCC president can dismiss him.

Dr Nimaichand further said there has been no greater offence than misleading the House.

He has to bear the responsibility.

He also said a public dialogue on the course of the next steps against fake encounter incidents and casting the public upheaval in the wrong light is necessary.

Speaking on the occasion, the newly re-appointed Spokesperson of MPP, RK Anand said it is a felony on the part of the government for the occurrence of fake encounter at crowded places in the heart of Imphal.

The commandos are violating the laws due to the inability of the government to control them.

He also pointed out that the government is instigating unwarranted action against those people who cried the misdeeds of the government.

He lamented that the government arrests people who protest the offenses of the government and booked them under NSA.

He wondered what will happen if the trend continues.

Condemning the action of the government, RK Anand also demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Apunba Lup leaders who were booked under NSA.

It is the duty of the government to redress the grievances of the people through dialogue, RK Anand pointed out.

He said it is unwarranted to impose curfew to respond to the public's protests.

Stating that curfew inconveniences the people, especially those who live hand to mouth, the MPP Spokesman urged that a solution should be brought through talks.

He said all the MLAs are taking oath to safeguard the legal provisions under the Constitution.

He further said that law cannot be violated to counter the militants.

If laws are infringed, the people are bound to kill among themselves.

RK Anand also wondered in whose hand the laws are.

All the fake encounter stories are similar.

It would be right to check and verify how many unauthorised weapons are with the Police Commandos.

There have been innumerable incidents wherein a man is arrested from his house with 'khudei' and later found killed in fake encounter with full dress, he observed.

He also wonders where the dos and dons of the guidelines laid sown by the Supreme Court have gone.

Saying that the present issue cannot be solved alone by the Chief Minister, RK Anand also suggests that the Assembly must be dissolved.

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