Ploy to curtail stir : EEVFAM
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 05 2009:
Decrying imposition of curfew in Imphal East and Imphal West District by the Government, instead of taking up steps to punish the police commandos involved in the July 23 fake encounter at BT Road, Extra Judicial/Executions' Victims Families Association, Manipur (EEVFAM) has categorically stated that such tactics would not be able to suppress the agitation of the people.
Addressing a press conference at the Longjam Leirak residence of Longjam Meena Devi, who is the publicity secretary of the Association, Meena said imposition of curfew would only act like pouring oil to a blazing fire.
She observed that police crackdown on the protestors crying for justice and causing
disturbance to the normal daily activities of the people through imposition of curfew in an attempt to suppress the agitation of the people has thrown the Government in poor light.
Inspite of such measures, the Government would never be able to hide the truth and suppress the cry for justice, Meena said, adding that the Government should take up necessary measures to punish the guilty police commandos and gave an assurance that there would not be such fake encounters in the future.
Many people are being killed by the police commandos in Manipur almost on daily in reported encounter though the family members of the victims have always claimed that they were innocent.
But the recent Tehelka expose which negated the police claim of killing Chungkham Sanjit in a shoot out at BT Road on July 23 has unmasked police commandos and their activities all these years, Meena said, while expressing gratitude to Tehelka news magazine for the revelation.