Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 07 2009:
The Working Committee of the Apunba Lup has called upon the people that the expose by Tehelka news magazine on the July 23 BT road firing is the most potent weapon to bring down the SPF Government and end the vicious cycle of innocent people being slain without any restraint.
Alleging that the present SPF Government is a regime that had been resorting to misinformation campaign of portraying people of manipur as supporter of terrorist elements, the Lup charged the O Ibobi Singh-led Government as anti-people that confers unbridled power to the security forces to unleash reign of terror as was proved by the Tehelka magazine.
Describing the Tehelka expose as indelible evidence for laying bare extrajudicial killings perpetrated at the order of the SPF Government, a Lup statement issued today reminded the people that failure to prevent killing of more innocent people would be akin to surrendering right of a citizen to live in a free world.
While there is no need to refresh involvement of police commandos as well as other security force agents in extra-judicial killings, it is alarming that such wanton slaying of innocent civilians could take place in broad daylight at a crowded place like BT Road, the Lup maintained.
It also expressed strong remorse that when law of the land is being abused to slay unarmed people, the Govt is invoking legal guidelines to shield the guilty police commandos involved in the BT Road incident.
Alleging that people are being eliminated by security forces under a hidden agenda schemed by the Central leaders and enacted by the State Government, the Lup reiterated that only a unified movement could guarantee longevity of the Manipuris and ensure the guilty ones are punished.