Imphal, May 08: In a significant step towards unification of faction ridden Kangleipak Communist Party, a special session of the outfit's Central Committee attended by leaders of all the factions was held from May 4 to 8 and resolved to come under a single roof once again.

The session presided by its president KK Mangang was attended by general secretary Laba Meitei, home secretary Lamphel Luwangcha, finance secretary KK Nganba and secretary of publicity and propaganda Pibarel Mangang, secretary of information and public relations Pakhanglakpa, senior member Kokai Meitei, commander of mobile task force City Meitei, unit commander Tombi Meitei besides other unit commanders.

A statement issued by its president KK Mangang informed that the session conducted a detailed study of ups and downs endured by the outfit in its long history of 26 years.

It acknowledged that the outfit was embroiled more in intra-party tussle and fund mobilisation than engaging the common enemy and discharging duty as true revolutionaries.

Such deviation and straying from the principle entailed hardships to the people besides creating atmosphere of uncertainty in the State, accepted the leaders.

The statement while conveying sincere regret over their blunder, appealed to the people to give them a second chance.

The leaders unanimously agreed on the fact that ending all kinds of confrontations among the different factions of the outfit would go a long way in enabling its cadres to discharge their duties due to a genuine revolutionary and would certainly help in reducing the hardship endured by common people.

The historical session also resolved to convene a party congress within a year to constitute a central committee whose landmark feature would be unity and maturity among the party leadership.

During the intervening period before the party congress, the present central committee and military council would be abolished and an adhoc central committee of three members would look into the affairs of the party and it would strive to convene the party congress at the earliest.

The adhoc committee is constituted by KK Mangang (convenor), Laba Meitei and Lamphel Luwangcha.

To assist the adhoc central committee, a five member consultative group including KK Nganba, Pibarel Mangang, Pakhanglakpa, Kokai Meitei and City Meitei was also set up during the session.

As and when the new central committee is formed after the party congress is convened by the adhoc committee, the new central committee would look into the financial affairs of the outfit.

Until a resolution is adopted by the central committee, the party would not seek donations from the public either in cash or kind.

Moreover the session also agreed to suspend collection of taxes and no contract works/projects would be procured under its name barring those which were entrusted to work agents earlier.

The statement further appealed to the people not to entertain any demand for tax or donations before a statement is published in this regard by the central committee which would be constituted specifically to look into financial and tax matters of KCP.

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