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Thoubal, April.27,
Khongjom War memorial Trust (KWMT) in a statement said that the attempt to exterminate the history of Khongjom War, where the sons of the land sacrificed for safeguarding the freedom of the land is becoming clearer day by day.
The statement signed by M. Hemanta, President of KWMT, said that the clarification by the DIPR on the reason for not bringing out special issue of the Manipur Today in connection with Khongjom Day showed that for the first time a special meeting for cancelling the special issue was held on April 15. Taking the matter with extreme seriousness, Hemanta urged the DIPR authority to disclose the name of the officers present in the meeting which resolved not to bring out the special issue. He also demanded the copy of the procedure of the meeting.
Distribution of booklets called ‘Go to Village Mission’, which contain achievements of the government instead of publishing booklet related to Khogjom Day is an insult to the martyrs of Khongjom War, said Hemanta.
He appealed the authority not to repeat such act in the future.
Stating that, KWMT is not related with any political related activities, Hemanta asked the authority on why there should not be a complaint for violation of the Model Code of Conduct to the ECI for distributing the Achievements of the Government of April 23, when the re-polling of the 12 polling station was held on April 24.
Hemanta however said that they will not lodge any complaint to the ECI as the KWMT is not related with political activities.
The motive behind the cancellation of the Special issue in connection with Khongjom War is nothing but to make the people forget that Manipur was once an Independent Country, Hemanta said and added that it is no difference from the burning of the Puyas by Shantidas Gosai.
The statement further said that in 2014, there was model code of conduct on Khongjom Day, however, the DIPR published special issue in connection with Khongjom Day. It appealed the Government to look into the matter so that such thing does not repeat in the next Khongjom Day observance.
