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Imphal, Jan 22:
Coordination Committee (CorCom), a conglomerate of seven insurgent groups, has announced boycott of India’s 73rd Republic Day celebration.
Issuing a statement, CorCom publicity committee recalled that Manipur was forcefully annexed to India.
As such, India’s celebration of its Republic Day is basically a reminder of “Colonial Days” for the people of Manipur.
People should not take part in the celebrations of the Government of India (GOI) whose agenda is to exterminate all the people of WESEA by equating them to terrorists, as was shown by the recent killings of 14 civilians in Oting, Nagaland by the 21 Para Special Forces.
As long as this plan of GOI exists, more deaths will ensue regardless of whether AFSPA is imposed or not.
It continued: “The Indian government does not believe in the saying – “Democracy is for the people, of the people and by the people”, but believes it can influence, suppress and control the people with money.
The elections, thus, are merely a show when it comes to the well-being of Kangleipak (Manipur) as acts of violence, substance abuse, drug trade and others are publicly endorsed, for the sake of garnering more votes.
Meanwhile, people continue to suffer endlessly.
Such acts will continue as long as Manipur is attached to India, whose ‘colonial’ policy is to end the small Manipuri society.
Thus, an armed struggle for the independence of Kangleipak is the only solution to these issues.
“The GOI continues to weave an illusion in front of the people in the form of Republic Day celebration every year.
It has converted the celebration into Military Day for Indian army by showing military prowess through display of weapons of mass destruction and a long parade of soldiers.
The largest democracy in the country has basically converted its biggest celebration of democratic values into a biggest war show.
In simple words, the present India is not the India Mahatma Gandhi dreamed of, but what Hitler envisioned.
“In addition, the Indian Constitution which is meant to safeguard the people is instead depriving the people of their basic human rights.
People are increasing afraid of the govern ment instead of vice versa.
More than half of the Lok Shaba members have criminal cases against them, as per National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
Such politicians are the ones sitting in the parliament, casually making the whole thing into “Potemkin Democracy” .
“Furthermore, India has long lost its “moral compass” .
The present Indian Army did not hght for protecting the country but for suppressing their own people and denying them their rights.
Thus, the celebration of ‘Republic Day’ is quite contradictory in this sense,” CorCoM stated and appealed to the people not to take part in the celebrations.
As such, CorCoM has imposed a total shutdown for 18-hours from the intervening night of January 25.It then appealed to the people of Manipur to cease work for the day and stay inside their homes, and boycott the Republic Day celebration of India.
The Committee further appealed to the people to show a display of united stand against the enemy government, while informing that religious activities, health and emergency services will be exempted from the purview of the total shutdown.
