Imphal, September 24 2009: The president of the Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), Irengbam Chaoren has greeted the people of Manipur on the occasion of the PLA's 31st raising day which falls on September 25 .

The RPF president also paid homage to 'comrades' who had laid down their lives for the revolutionary cause.

A statement issued by the rebel chief asserted that the root cause of all problems which have been plaguing Manipur and the resultant underdevelopment in comparison with other nations of the world has been the continuance of Indian rule in the land.

So long as the alien rule prevails in the land it would be impossible to establish a society based on equality, justice and self sufficiency.

"In order to bring a new change so that Manipur could stand shoulder to shoulder with the developed nations of the world, to bring an end to the Indian rule is the foremost task".

"Having fully convinced and realizing this fact, a sustained armed struggle for liberation of Manipur has been launched since the last so many years and as of now it is the only means for the same", the RPF president stated.

However, the Indian regime is desperately trying to present the rightful and justified struggle of the Manipuris as an internal problem of India thereby denying its legitimacy.

The Government of India has been working hard to project the liberation struggle as a separatist movement by putting into backburner the historically established fact of the 'forced annexation' of this land and it has heightened tension and conflict between Manipur and India.

Therefore, to bring an end to this conflict, the root cause of which is the continued occupation of Manipur, and for restoration of freedom and sovereignty to the people of Manipur for peace and tranquility, it is high time that India adopts an honest and sincere approach, it exhorted.

"The Indian regime must know that RPF would never compromise the sovereignty of Manipur with any other sort of negotiations.

Had the Indian regime been honest and sincere on recognizing the sovereignty and independence of Manipur which has 2000 years old history and people's Right to Self Determination (RSD) there is no question of the RPF shying away from entering into negotiation and talk.

Yet, neither such an initiative nor a proposal is forthcoming from the Indian side till now".

Though the Indian regime speaks for a political solution, the reality is that they have been relying on military might.

The Government of India's intention is very obvious from the deployment of armed personnel in every nook and corner of Manipur and their indulgence in military operations against the people.

Their tall claims of bringing in peace in the land were nothing but a ploy to deceive the people of Manipur and the people should not entertain any such false idea.

"India can never suppress the revolutionary struggle of Manipur.

But in the guise of suppression of the revolutionary struggle, the Indian regime is indulging in unjustified act of excessive human rights violations and killings on daily basis.

Along with this, in order to create a negative impression of the revolutionaries in the eyes of the people, they are creating many armed gangs posing as revolutionaries and are hell bent on spreading canards among the young and immature revolutionary cadre thereby creating confusion within the revolutionary organizations".

The mushrooming of revolutionary organizations and occurrences of undesirable incidents and cases involving it were the handiwork of Indian regime, it asserted.

The Government of India has also been indulging in acts of implanting canards and creating ill feeling and suspicions among the different communities of the land who have been living in peace and harmony over the years, as part of an evil design to weaken the revolutionary struggle of the Manipuri people.

The talks being carried out with ethnic based militant groups and suspension of operation (SoO) is nothing but a ploy to do away with the united revolutionary struggle of the Manipuri people.

"It would be a misplaced notion to think of achieving our aspirations by disarmament of Manipur; the proverbial phrase of a monkey's distribution of pieces of bread.

Therefore it will be in the best of interests for all of us to make efforts to build up and launch a unified struggle rather than having faith in the wrong politics initiated by the Indian regime", it stated.

The unrestrained acts of killing people by police commandos on a regular basis and unrestrained free hand given to them by the so called Manipur Government is a part of a well thoughtout plan of the Indian regime to cause a fratricidal war in the land.

The Government of Manipur might think of the Khwairamband market killing as a necessary act to maintain peace.

It helped in furthering the alien rule in Manipur. Everyone ought to strongly condemn and protest the policy and practices of encouraging fratricide, perpetrated and being perpetuated by the Manipur government at the instance of the Indian regime.

"The task before us is to launch a united struggle to put an end to such kind of inhuman and uncalled acts", the outfit noted.

It was because of such misplaced actions of the Indian regime that led to the recent killing of non-Manipuris by unknown armed assailants since the nature of relationship to be maintained and observed between Manipur and India was yet to be properly defined.

The unrestrained influx of Indians and their settlement have caused many problems and affects the land in many spheres, though they have regarded it as a part and process of national integration.

It clearly testified that the Indian migrants are being used as instruments in safeguarding and furthering the cause of imperialism.

As there has been a sustained revolutionary movement going on in full swing, and the nature of relationship between Manipur and India yet to be defined, it is high time for India to initiate a repatriation policy for their citizens from Manipur in order to avoid any unwanted incidents.

Addressing the people of Manipur, the RPF president stated that the revolutionary struggle in Manipur is the historic revolutionary struggle of the Manipuri people.

"The present struggle is treading the same path followed by our fore-fathers.

We feel proud to follow this ideal path and for the responsibilities shouldered upon us and we are not afraid of giving our lives for this noble cause.

Notwithstanding the hardships and sufferings, we will never deviate from our path", the outfit declared.

(To be continued) .

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