Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 09 2009:
Reasserting that there would be no let up in the ongoing public movement till an acceptable conclusion is reached, the Working Committee of the Apunba Lup has fervently appealed to the people to participate in tomorrow's protest rally which will be followed by submission of memoranda from various organisations to the Governor of Manipur.
In a statement issued today, the Lup pointed out that tomorrow's rally to be followed by submission of representations to the Governor at 11 am is to demand resignation of the Chief Minister on moral ground, stringent punishment of the guilty police commandos, punitive action against higher ranking police officials and unconditional release of detained Lup activists.
The Lup had been demanding resignation of O Ibobi Singh, accusing him of misleading the people regarding the fake encounter in the BT road firing on July 23 .
Apart from a pregnant Th Rabina Devi and Ch Sanjit, who were slain in the firing, five others were also wounded.
Labelling O Ibobi Singh as the most arrogant and shameless Chief Minister Manipur has ever known, the conglomerate body apparently referring to the photographic revelation by Tehelka news magazine of police commandos cooking up the BT road incident, asserted that evidences flashed in the media leaves no room for the CM to hoodwink the public.
Opining that the said incident is a momentous occasion for the people to unite and put an end to wanton killings and repressive tactics by Govt agencies, it also proclaimed that movement currently being sustained is an outcome of cumulative wrenching pain suffered by Manipuris.
Expressing awe that O Ibobi is still clinging to the post of Chief Ministership inspite of the July 23 firing implication and subsequent brutal crackdown launched against the protestors, the Lup also ridiculed stoic silence maintained by the Congress party leaders and loyalists.
The Lup also cautioned that failure to understand sentiment of the masses might lead to even more stronger agitation with the most extreme impact ever witnessed in the history of Manipur.