Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 11 2009:
Sharp differences have surfaced among the left parties in Manipur in the wake of the widespread public outcry over the alleged 'fake encounter' on BT Road.
Communist Party of India (Marxist), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) and Forward Block have decided to part ways with CPI on the ground that the latter still sticks to the ruling Congress.
"We've decided to part ways with CPI as the ruling front is anti-people besides it practices undemocratic activities", Sarat Salam, State secretary of CPI-M, said today.
CPI-M is extremely unhappy with the imposition of indefinite curfew in the state capital since August 4 night and detention of protestors under National Security Act without any trial.
"We condemn the anti-people move of the ruling front", he added.
Other state unit leaders of RSP and Forwards Block also shared a similar sentiment.
CPI (M), RSP and Forward Block leaders also urged their respective MPs to visit the state and assess the unrest situation in Manipur after Tehelka magazine alleged that July 23 encounter in Imphal was a 'fake encounter'.
The issue sparked protest in the state after local dailies republished the Tehelka report and it's 12 photographs.It even forced the congress led ministry in the state to institute a judicial probe into the incident.
CPI(M) state secretariat member Kshetrimayum Santa told this reporter on Tuesday,"We've urge our MPs to visit the state assess the situation"..An eight member left MPs had visited Manipur in the aftermath of mass uprising in June 2001 and took up the issue in the parliament.
On August 6 last, CPI (M) MP from West Bengal Dr Ramchandra Dome had raised the ongoing volatile situation in Manipur in the zero hour of the parliament.
On Monday,CPI State Secretary,Langol Iboyaima reacting to a newsreport clarified that there is no question of the CPI withdrawing from the Congress-led Secular Progressive Front (SPF) government in Manipur.
He said, it is a different matter that different opinions are expressed from the grass-root level of the party.
However, the party has not taken any decision to split ways with the Congress and resign from the ministry.