Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) General Headquarters today drew the attention of the government to the ongoing impasse between two groups of communities at Moidangpok and Sardar Hills area. In a press statement the organisation said that the public discontentment and uproar was resulted from the life attempt on the chief of Lalloiphai and the van driver on 2 May by a mob at Moidangpok. It said that even after a 24 hrs general strike in Sadar Hills the government does not bother to look into the demands of the KSO Sadar Hills. The statement blamed the attitude of the government as risky and dangerous as it could further worsen the present situation. The KSO General Headquarters further expressed its desires for an amicable solution to the issue and said that the organisation does not want to paint communal tinge to it and also does not wish to plunge the land and people into a state of chaos.
“The state of affairs where two helpless men are being dragged out from their vehicle and beaten to near death in full view of policemen is unacceptable. The vehicle was allowed to be burnt down beyond repair while the police watched without batting an eyelid. The fact that the police force had remained mute spectators while a criminal act was on, and that the government has not yet done anything to allay the anger of the public is highly objectionable”, the statement added.
The KSO statement further said that the van driver who was beaten to near death is still in a hospital bed fighting for his life. The van he was using to earn his livelihood is now gone. But the government does not show any courtesy or civility to look after his welfare as if he is a condemned criminal.
If the government remains indifferent and fails to initiate any action towards fulfilling the demands of the KSO Sadar Hills, the KSO General Headquarters will be forced to take the matter into its own hands, the statement further warned.