Maoist lambasts state govt. for not taking action against group responsible for killing workers

Imphal, Feb 3: While condemning the silence of civil society and human rights organizations over the killing of two workers in the state by armed group ensuing suspension of operation, rebel group Maoist Communist Party Manipur today said that the state government is protecting the armed group involved in the killing of the two workers. In a statement, the outfit said that even as two persons belonging to the outfit has been announced wanted, the group where they belong to is being let free without taking up any action. It said the other armed group ensuing SoO with the government who allegedly killed the two workers is also let free without taking up any action. The statement further said that the state government has been blaming the center over its failure to act on the prolonged economic blockade as NSCN-IM is presently ensuing peace talk with the government of India. However, even after knowing that the killing of two workers is being taken place in the nose of the state government by a group ensuing SoO with the government of Manipur, no action has been taken place . Te outfit appealed the people to award punishment to the group responsible for the killing of the workers.