Imphal, November 08 2009: Claiming that the Government as well as some revolutionary parties once decided not to pose hurdles in development activities in Manipur, the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) asserted that the so called developments works are only in one direction guided by a single perspective.

The development programmes being undertaken in Manipur did not comprehend the basic idea of uplifting the standard/quality of life.

Material development is for the comfort of human beings.

But improvising roads, bridges and building flyover become meaningless when human rights are violated blatantly and the people arrested and assaulted any time, anywhere.

Recalling that some revolutionary parties declared that education and sports are sacred institutions and pledged that they would abolish corruption in these departments, the outfit noted the essentiality of wholesome food, clean water and a conductive atmosphere to produce brilliant students and outstanding sportspersons.

This, in turn, brought FCI/FCS, Water Supply, Electricity, PWD, Medical etc, into the picture.

Going by this logic, the question arises whether all other departments, too, should be made sacred 'temples'.

If it is assumed that all revolutionary parties come to a consensus not to cause disturbance or interference to the State Government's departments, then where would the revolution take place, the outfit asked adding that two commitments would be contradictory.

It further questioned whether revolutionary parties should support sports sponsored by the Government of India.

Observing that there are differences among revolutionary parties on religion, culture and identity, the UPPK stated that its position on religion can be comprehensively defined by secularism.

As for culture, there is no specific programme within the revolution.

No culture specific programme can be pursued within a revolution as the nation is currently reeling under servile existence, lack of employment avenue and poverty.

Under such harsh conditions, the nation has no time or resource to pursue culture specific programmes.

As of now, the only programme is for power struggle.

Regarding identity, the UPPK stands for grooming a collective identity after unifying the hill people and valley people, which would be most scientific, modern and civilized.

Pleding that the party would never tend to be conservative, the outfit exhorted that no one should be a 'Meitei Taliban' or 'Kangleicha Taliban'.

Obsrving that 'of the same blood' has become one very popular word within revolutionary parties, civil society organisations and Meira Paibis, the outfit questioned what would happen if some people of Kangleipak (Manipur) turned out to be 'not of the same blood'.

Recalling the age old saying of 'black sheep becoming traitors', the UPPK asserted that in the course of revolution in China and Vietnam, traitors were used in the battle-fronts as vanguards of enemy forces.

If one says that Meiteis should not kill Meiteis or hill people should not kill hill people, then should the revolutionary cadres stop fighting and surrender when police commandos and IRBs leading adversary forces come and attack camps of revolutionary parties because 'we are blood brothers', the UPPK asked adding that fraternal relationship would not be a primary consideration for the party.

Any revolution in Manipur cannot be brought by Meiteis alone.

The valley people and the hill people need to join hands towards this end.

For the revolutionary movement, history and redrawing of map or not is not a primary concern.

The foremost concern of the party is to bring better and dignified life to more than 650 million people of India who are living a wretched life of poverty, shame and homelessness.

Some countries including Turkey and Cyprus have been awaiting permission to join the European Union after history and identity to the backseat.

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