Imphal, February 27 2009: A public meeting convened by the Joint Action Committee Against the Brutal Killing of Kasom Khullen SDO, Dr Th Kishan, Driver A Rajen and Mandol Y Token at Nagamapal Kangjabi Leirak here today has demanded a special session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly to discuss the issue.

The public meeting unanimously adopted several resolutions setting a line of further agitations to be launched by the people in the next week.

The agitations to be launched as the JAC's third phase of movement in connection with the gruesome murder of SDO Kishan and his two staff are

(1) the Government of Manipur must summon a special session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly soon to discuss the issue of brutal killing and pass a resolution;
(2) sit-in-protest to be staged at the gates of all 60 MLAs on March 1;
(3) to organise a huge public rally in Bishnupur district on March 2;
(4) a public rally to be organised in Thoubal district on March 3, and
(5) all the government employees to take mass casual leave on March 4. At the public meeting held at Nagamapal Kangjabi Leirak here today, chairman of JAC Soram Tiken and Phunindro Konsam of Committee on Human Rights (COHR) sat on the dais.

Addressing the gathering, convenor of JAC Y Kapur said, the Government of Manipur had better translate the demands of the public which have been resolved after discussing the pros and cons of the issue openly at such a meeting.

Otherwise, if the people begin to act according to their own resolutions adopted at secret meetings held at their own homes, it would give the government a terrible headache, he said.

President of Chanura Lamchinglen Kangleipal (CLK), Kh Phajaton, who also spoke at the meeting contended that any insurgent organisations based in the hills or the plains supposedly dedicated to the cause of the people start turning their guns towards the people and creating havoc, that particular insurgent organisation must be rooted out from the soil of the region.

The NSCN-IM which had been continuously indulging in activities meant for breaking up Manipur and creating communal hatred must be eradicated from the soil of Manipur, she said.

Speaking during the meeting, Mr.Khemchand, spokesperson of the JAC informed that the JAC will wait for the action of punishment to be taken by the NSCN-IM on March 4 against the culprits and also the state government's enquiry reports to be announced on the same day.

Following these results, the JAC and Apunba Lup will decide what is to be done, he added.

The meeting was also attended by many civil social organisations such at the All Manipur United Club Organisation (AMUCO), Ethino Heritage Council (HERICOUN), National Identity Protection Committee (NIPCO) and various other women organisations.

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